Han Chinese clothing

Han Chinese Clothing

Han Chinese clothing

to get instant updates about 'Han Chinese Clothing' on your MyPage. Meet other similar minded people. Its Free!


All Updates

Hanfu or Han Chinese Clothing (; Southern Min: or hanhok; Cantonese: or honfuk), also known as Hanzhuang (漢裝), Huafu (華服), and sometimes referred in English sources simply as Silk Robe (especially those worn by the gentry) or Chinese Silk Robe refers to the historical dress of the Han Chinese people, which was worn for millennia before the conquest by the Manchus and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty in 1644. The term Hanfu derives from the Book of Han, which says, "then many came to the Court to pay homage and were delighted at the clothing style of the Han ."

Han Chinese clothing is presently worn only as a part of historical reenactment, festivals, hobby, coming of age/rite of passage ceremonies, ceremonial clothing worn by religious priests, or cultural exercise and can be frequently seen on Chinese television series, films and other forms of media entertainment. However, there is currently a movement in China and overseas Chinese communities to revive Han Chinese clothing in daily life and incorporate it in Chinese festivals or celebrations.Some costumes commonly thought of as typically Chinese, such as the qipao, are the result of influence by laws (Queue......
Read More

No feeds found

Posting your question. Please wait!...

No updates available.
No messages found
Suggested Pages
Tell your friends >
about this page
 Create a new Page
Create a new Page
 Find your friends
  Find friends on MyPage from