The ancient emperor's dragon robe could not be washed, what should I do if I wore it smelly? It turned out that poverty limited the imagination of the dragon robe worn by the emperor, which was of great value. The materials it produces are rare, the production process is complex, and the consumption is consumed

The ancient emperor's dragon robe could not be washed, what should I do if I wore it smelly? It turned out that poverty limited imagination

The dragon robe worn by the emperor was of great value. The materials it produces are rare, the production process is complex, and the time and manpower consumed are large. But clothes also have dirty times, so how to wash the dragon robe when it is dirty? When I learned the truth, I found that it was poverty that limited imagination.

In today's ancient film and television dramas, we can see that the emperors are mostly wearing yellow dragon robes. However, different dynasties, according to the emperor's preferences and the system of the time will be different. During the reign of Qin Shi Huang, he believed that the Five Virtues would always be said, so he set the color of the dragon robe as black, and the Han followed the system of the Qin Dynasty. Later, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the color of the dragon robe was changed to yellow.

Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Wude of the Tang Dynasty, he issued an order that his subjects should avoid yellow clothes, and the yellow dragon robe was only for the exclusive use of the royal family, and subsequent dynasties followed this rule. In 960, Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chen Qiao Mutiny, when he was a yellow robe, which made the yellow dragon robe more profound in people's hearts. Therefore, the dragon robes of later emperors were mostly yellow.

As we all know, the dragon robe will be tattooed with the pattern of the dragon. But why choose the dragon pattern on the dragon robe? We know that dragons do not exist in the real world, and in ancient legends, dragons were the heads of the four spirits, symbols of auspiciousness and power. Therefore, the dragon robe worn by the emperor also represents the status and power given to the emperor.

We know that the dragon robe must have a dragon tattooed on it, but how many are there in total? If you count carefully, you will find nine dragons embroidered on the dragon robe. The location distribution of these nine dragons is different, one on the front chest and one on the back, two on the left and right shoulders, two on the front and back knees, there are eight of them here, and there is one more? This may not be easy to spot, because there is also a strip inside the clothes.

But some people can't help but ask, why is it embroidered with nine dragons? Does the number nine have any unique meaning? In the Chinese tradition, we like to give numbers some beautiful meanings, so the dragon robe embroidered with nine dragons also has a unique meaning.

The ancients believed that nine was the largest of the yang numbers (the yang number is what we call odd numbers in modern times), indicating the meaning of honor. However, we usually associate nine and five together to refer to the king. So how does the number five manifest itself? Fifth, what is reflected in the dragon robe is that there are five dragons on the front and back of the clothes. And five is in the middle of the yang number, following the middle way. Therefore, it is most appropriate to use the ninety-five to refer to the emperor.

The production of the dragon robe should not be sloppy at all, if there is a mistake, the small will be punished, and the big will lose its head. Therefore, every little detail of the dragon robe is made to be perfect. Of course, making such a cumbersome dress as a dragon robe necessarily requires great patience and care.

As the emperor's royal clothes, the production process of the dragon robe is very cumbersome. The dragon robe is made of precious Ayala satin as its cloth, the color is mostly yellow, and the embroidery of the pattern is made by the skilled embroiderers in the palace, sewn in a special workshop. The silk thread used is very expensive, generally using peacock feather thread and real gold thread.

China's hand embroidery process, the development process is a long time, has been more than 2,000 years of history. Ancient clothes are all handmade, and some patterns of embroidery are mostly embroidered, which is what we call "female red". The production of the dragon robe will be much more complicated than ordinary clothes, so in addition to the use of embroidery, it also uses the silk process.

However, the silk reeling process is relatively rarely used, and this process is mostly used to make dragon robes. The process of making silk is more complex and more difficult than embroidery. There is a special word in the silk reeling process called "through the warp and weft", which means that the warp (raw silk) is always connected, and the weft line (dyed mature silk) will be cut. The clothes made through this unique technique will be more exquisite and loved by people.

And the production of the dragon robe is a big project, and it is all artificial. The dragon robe first needs to be designed, its style pattern accessories, etc., on this step also require many people to brainstorm, and finally the emperor is satisfied before he can start making.

The process of production is also very long, because the embroidery of some patterns is diverse and complex. According to records, in some of the more extravagant dynasties to make a dragon robe, there were a thousand people who designed and produced the related dragon robe.

The production cost of a dragon robe is about 1,000 taels of silver, which is converted into about 150,000 yuan, but this is only the cost, and the production of a good dragon robe is far more than this price. Such a high dragon robe, if it is dirty, can it be washed with water like usual clothes?

The answer is definitely no, if we wash it directly with water, it is possible to wash it, some of the materials it makes can not be wet, after washing, it will also lead to the original luster of the clothes, and even the deformation of the clothes, so the dragon robe cannot be washed.

In modern times, some of our special material clothes can not be washed directly with water, but we have dry cleaning, but there is no such technology in ancient times.

Although there was no dry cleaning in ancient times, the dragon robe was not easily soiled. Because the dragon robe worn by the emperor is divided into times and occasions, in normal times the emperor will wear comfortable civilian clothes. Dragon robes are only worn on some solemn occasions, such as the worship of civil and military officials, major sacrifices, ceremonies and other activities.

Even if the dragon robe is not worn many times, the dragon robe that has been worn for a long time will also have a peculiar smell, especially in the hot summer, when specially made spices will be used to cover up the original smell. When the dragon robe has some small dirt, but the scope of the stain is not very large and inconspicuous, it can be disposed of by a unique method. If there are a lot of stains that cannot be washed with water or cleaned off, what should I do?

In such a situation, it is usually no longer worn, and the dragon robe is often discarded and burned. Some people may say that such an expensive dragon robe is too bad to take and burn. However, if it is not burned, if it is stolen and sold in the market, causing some people to covet the throne, the consequences are very serious. So just in case, the best thing to do is to burn it. Seeing this, I can't help but shout that having money is willfulness.