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Why are the zombies in the movie wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms? And not the Ming and Song dynasties?

I believe that everyone has seen some movies about zombies, and even if you look back now, it is still impressive. In the 1980s, this kind of film can be described as a new continent of horror films, repeatedly creating miracles at the box office. If any reader watched it in childhood, they must also be frightened by the "zombie" image in the movie, right? I don't know if you noticed it? The zombies in the movie generally wear the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty. Just why?

Why are the zombies in the movie wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms? And not the Ming and Song dynasties?

First of all, we know that the most popular period of zombie movies was in 1985, of which the zombie series starring Lin Zhengying was the most popular. This series of films is not a whim or the director's own imagination, but based on a certain historical study. Zombies, as the definition of "youkai", have appeared in the texts of some famous artists.

For example, Yuan Ming's "Zi Bu Yu" of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang" written in the form of notes by Ji Xiaolan in the 54th year of Qianlong (1789) to the third year of Jiaqing (1798). It describes the evolution of zombies in detail. And these two are qing dynasty people, which is only afraid that there is also a lot to do with it. In addition to that, there are several reasons.

Why are the zombies in the movie wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms? And not the Ming and Song dynasties?

Historical issues

We know that in 1644, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and Wu Sangui, the general of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Liaodong, rebelled and rebelled at the gate of Dakaishan Customs. After the Manchu Qing Entered the Customs, as a foreign tribe, they naturally used some extremely violent means to maintain their rule, and the people were bullied and oppressed. There are countless non-governmental organizations that oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

Among them, there will also be some literati and scholars who have the ambition to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and they will also use some literary guns and ink to attack the Qing rulers, and after the "word prison" prevailed in the Qianlong period, people went from satirizing the ruling class to satirizing the Qing officials in official uniforms. Believing that they had forgotten their bloodline and family name, they objectified Qing officials into devils with fangs and blood.

Why are the zombies in the movie wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms? And not the Ming and Song dynasties?

For example, the famous Qing Dynasty literary scholar Pu Songling (1640-1715) wrote "Liaozhai Zhiyi", which described many stories of gods and monsters, many of which were behind them either exposing the darkness of the feudal ruling class or attacking the decay of the imperial examination system at that time. It has a very profound ideological connotation and is widely circulated to this day.

Why are the zombies in the movie wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms? And not the Ming and Song dynasties?

Legacy issues

The Qing Dynasty was the closest feudal dynasty to us, so much so that the tombs of some qing dynasty officials were often unearthed. Most of the tombs unearthed have not yet completely decayed, especially the clothes buried with the body. Many of the Qing Dynasty's shou clothes were similar to those of officials. Even many ordinary people want to be like officials after death.

Why are the zombies in the movie wearing Qing Dynasty official uniforms? And not the Ming and Song dynasties?

Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, it was very convenient to use the official palace as a birthday dress, and in 2005, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, unearthed a Coffin Pier of the Qing Dynasty, and the owner of the tomb was wearing the Qing Dynasty Official Palace. Due to the good anti-corrosion measures, it has not yet completely decayed. It looks a little scary. So the locals found out and quickly burned the body to prevent the legendary phenomenon of "fake corpses".

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