Question/Qin Shi Huang: Who said the emperor should wear a golden robe? I just don't love it!
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Often when we mention the dragon robe, the first thing that comes to mind is that the workmanship is exquisite, the fabric is delicate, and the fashionable wear of the gold thread embroidered dragon pattern is basically closely intertwined with our impression of the emperors of the past.
But if you think this is the clothing of thousands of emperors, you are very wrong. In fact, as the founder of the first feudal autocratic dynasty in history, that is, the first emperor in our Chinese history, Qin Shi Huang, he favored black alone. Not only is the flag black, but it has also set off a "black fever" in the country.
Therefore, in the long river of history, in addition to the label of "tyranny", the characteristics of dark clothing are also unique. So, why did Qin Shi Huang prefer black so much? I am afraid that this will start from his personal beliefs.
(Image of Qin-ko)
Believe in yin and yang
As we all know, the Qin and Han people are usually convinced of the theory of yin and yang, and the theory of yin and yang originated in the Spring and Autumn Warring States. In the social upheavals of the time, there was an urgent need for faith to rely on, and some primitive legends and witchcraft were integrated into the astronomy that had developed at that time.
For example, Qin Shi Huang's Afang Palace was built according to the stars in the sky, and the theory of yin and yang gradually became popular during the Qin and Han dynasties. In the theory of yin and yang, there is such a saying: the east is wood, color blue; the south is fire, color red; the west is gold, color white; the north is water, color black; the center is earth, color yellow.
(Qin Xiaogong stills)
Legend has it that one day Qin Wengong went out hunting and captured a black dragon. Harvest the Black Dragon, this is the Rui of Water Virtue. According to Yin and Yang, Qin Shi Huang believed that Xia was Mude, Yin was Jinde, Zhou was Huode, Yin replaced Xia as Jin Kemu, Zhou replaced Yin Shang as Huo Kejin, and Qin replaced the Zhou Dynasty, of course, it was Water Kehuo. Since then, he has been convinced of the theory of the Five Elements of Yin and Yang, and has also taken black as his lucky color.
Of course, legends are called legends, naturally because they are difficult to distinguish between true and false. But the Qin people are still black, but they are not empty.
(Qin Jun's proper black "sexual cold wind")
pragmatism
In addition to the theory of yin and yang, the Qin people's preference for black also has a practical saying. The unification of the land is often accompanied by continuous wars, the people live in the depths of the water and naturally have no heart for those gorgeous costumes, and the fate of being pulled into the battlefield at any time makes everyone afraid.
(Qin Jun stills)
Therefore, in the choice of daily clothing, it is natural to favor some dirt-resistant and strong fabrics. And black is not only easy to dye, but also the best choice for dirt resistance. In addition to the people's love of black clothing, in the military is even more respected by black.
According to the data, the qin state had a population of 5 million at that time, and the soldiers of the army accounted for one-fifth, and their clothing styles were uniform fabrics and colors, so the environment often affected the trend development of clothing. And in these turbulent times, black seems to have naturally become a daily choice.
Status symbols
Before the unification, black was only some of the personal preferences of Qin Shi Huang, and it was ridiculed by the other six countries because of the unique black battle flag, but since the unification, black has gradually become a symbol of identity, and some laws and regulations have been introduced to closely combine black with identity.
For example, the use of color to distinguish between high and low, black is respected, the big dress is black, more than three officials wear green robes, and ordinary people wear white robes. The strict laws of the Qin State have deepened this rule to the hearts of the people. Of course, in addition to the provisions of the law, the Qin people also agree with black in their hearts.
(Destiny Bird)
The totem of the Qin people is the German "Heavenly Destiny Xuan Bird" in the Book of Poetry?, and the Xuan Bird is completely dark, so the entire Qin State may have more or less its own black complex.
The King of Qin swept Liuhe, and the tiger looked at He Xiongya. Nowadays, we often see black as a mysterious and cold tone, which may be related to Qin Shi Huang's preference for black.
And those wars in the past, those iron-blooded laws, have cast a black mystery over the dynasty of a thousand years ago.