Leopard print, tie-dye, contrast... On the 25th, the "Yunxiang Clothing - Silk Road Costume Culture Special Exhibition" was unveiled at the Chengdu Museum, and a number of cultural relics showed the unique charm of the Silk Road costume culture, which made people lament that the ancients were so "fashionable".
Treasure pattern brocade robe Tang China Silk Museum
Chinese costume culture has a long history. As early as 5,000 years ago, Chinese had successfully domesticated wild mulberry silkworms into silkworms and invented silk manufacturing techniques. With the opening and prosperity of the Silk Road since the Han Dynasty, China's silk commodities and weaving technology spread outward, and Chinese costume culture also absorbed elements of other ethnic cultures in the process.
Painted figurines wearing leopard print pants Tang Qingcheng County Museum
Hosted by chengdu museum, this exhibition shows the historical trajectory of the integration and development of Silk Road costume culture through three themes: "The Beginning of the Silk Road and the Western Transmission of Han Jin", "The Integrated Development of National Costumes" and "Weaving Technology and Style Innovation". The exhibits come from more than 20 cultural institutions across the country, including 186 pieces/groups of precious cultural relics such as silk fabrics, clothing, pottery figurines, portrait tiles, etc., and many cultural relics have no shortage of fashion elements such as contrast, leopard print and tie-dye.
Jewel-encrusted gold crown ornament Han Inner Mongolia Museum
Wei Min, curator of this exhibition, introduced that silk itself is a unique invention of China, which has had a profound impact on the costume culture of countries along the "Belt and Road", and many brocade patterns in ancient China, such as pegasus, lions, peacocks and other images, are derived from outside the region. Behind the brocade is the process of exchange and integration of silk road civilizations, reflecting the characteristics of Chinese civilization as inclusive, inclusive and beautiful.
Reporter: Tong Fang
Editors: Leng Yanyan, Chen Dongshu
Images courtesy of Chengdu Museum