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There are many types of Hanfu, including ordinary clothes worn by ordinary people, as well as gorgeous dresses worn by dignitaries and nobles, and the more popular "Hanfu" on the market at present, generally in terms of its ornateness, may be more of a rare "dress" worn by ordinary people in ancient times.
At the same time, there are many styles of Hanfu, there are many sayings, under different occasions, the collocation and style of Hanfu are "rules" and "sayings", and even the color of the clothing fabric is a symbol of "identity". Therefore, in a strict sense, the so-called "Hanfu" worn by modern people and the Hanfu worn by ancients are basically two different things.
Not to mention how high the "retro degree" in the style, on what occasion should be worn in what style of Hanfu, most people in modern times are completely unrefined, so that modern people who wear "Hanfu" have no Chinese civilization soul on their bodies.
As for modern people suitable for wearing Hanfu? As far as the simple pursuit of beauty and ancient charm is concerned, the "modern version of the ancient costume" of the Hanfu style is liked to be worn by contemporary people, and Yan Xiao'er feels that there is nothing wrong with it. However, as far as the requirements of the convenience of clothing in the daily life of most people in contemporary times, as well as the connotation of Hanfu itself, most people in contemporary times, if not real Hanfu enthusiasts, are indeed not suitable for wearing.
But then again, the respect of our ancestors for "etiquette" contained in Hanfu, the understanding of these profound connotations, is something that professional Hanfu enthusiasts should and should dig deeply into, and for the general public, simply like the style and appearance of Hanfu, then daily wear, as long as it does not affect life, why bother?
Like a thing is always from shallow to deep, like The beautiful skin bag of Hanfu, and then start to study the "soul of Hanfu", in this regard, Hanfu culture can not be well inherited? Thinking like this, Yan Xiao'er also felt that although most people wearing Hanfu are not in line with the "ancient ceremony", it is also a good thing that they can increase the opportunity for the continuation and development of this "ancient ceremony" in a modern way. In this regard, why can't modern people wear "Hanfu"?
1. From the origin of Hanfu "crown dress", look at the cultural meaning of "Hanfu"
In ancient times, our ancestors often had various sacrifices because of their reverence for the unknown forces of nature, and sacrifices were very important for the entire dynasty. In this case, during major sacrifices, the ruler would wear a specific costume, the "crown dress".
The "tiara" dates back to the Xia Dynasty. When the "tiara" is added, the whole person will look very majestic. The composition of the "crown dress" set of clothes is more complicated, the main components are crown, Xuan cloth, silk coat, White Luo large belt, as well as yellow knees, plain yarn in the single, red and so on. And those who can wear such exquisite and complex clothing are often the "Heavenly Son" who bears the heavy responsibility of communicating with the "heavens", that is, the rulers.
Even if it is a "son of heaven", he usually does not wear such a gorgeous "crown dress", and usually wears it at large events. Corresponding to the function of the "crown suit", it is often designed with the meaning of "Jedi Heavenly Pass", representing the ruler's reverence for "heaven", that is, nature, and also representing the supremacy of the ruler himself in "communicating with heaven".
What we call Hanfu actually originated from the "crown dress". In this regard, the most essential "use" and "connotation" of the "crown dress" originated by Hanfu, you should be able to guess that Hanfu also inherits the requirements of "crown dress" for "attending the occasion" and the symbol of "status" of the wearer.
That is to say, from the "crown dress" to the "Hanfu", from the beginning is not simply for the sake of "warmth" or "beauty", more has a symbolic meaning: sometimes symbolizes the reverence for "heaven", sometimes also symbolizes the wearer's "status" and "authority".....
2. Can Hanfu be worn casually? Culturally, no
Above we briefly talked about the origin of Hanfu, a brief analysis of the symbolic meaning of Hanfu, then below, we will talk about "Hanfu in the end can not be how to wear how to wear it" from some of the exquisite ways of Hanfu in the wearing method.
In ancient mainland china, there is no doubt that Hanfu absolutely cannot be "worn how you want", and on inappropriate occasions, you wear the wrong "Hanfu", wear the wrong color, the light is "great filial piety", the heavy is rebellious, and the following are committed.
The Book of Rites once recorded that as children, when the parents were alive, they could not wear white clothes, and after the death of the father, even after the funeral, the concubine could not choose brightly colored clothes because of her "special" status, even if it was only the color of the clothes.
At the same time, in a certain period of ancient times, in terms of different status and status, the color of people's clothes is also very exquisite, and the "noble color" of different dynasties will have different changes, such as the Xia Dynasty period is honored by black, while the Shang Dynasty period is honored by white, and in the Zhou Dynasty period, it is honored with "red"; the Qin Dynasty period is revered by black; the Han Dynasty period is honored with red, and the Tang Dynasty period is honored with yellow.
Because the color represents the status, in the Song Dynasty, ordinary people can only wear white clothes, and in the Ming Dynasty, although the people dress more freely than the Song Dynasty, they also have to avoid similar colors such as black, purple, turmeric and so on.
That is to say, if an ordinary person wore black Han costumes during the Qin Dynasty, he was likely to be arrested and questioned.
At the same time, Hanfu has a variety of "types", and not all "types" are what the general public can wear or afford. For example, in the life of the ancients, the use of deep clothes hanfu, this kind of Hanfu is connected up and down, mainly there are two types of curved and straight hem, although the deep clothing is widely used in ancient times, but it is only the "regular clothes" of the officials and nobles, for ordinary people, this kind of Hanfu is the "dress" they wear during major festivals.
3. For Hanfu, from "falling in love with the skin bag" to "falling in love with the soul" is a process
Through the above introduction, I think you have understood that Hanfu is not only an antique and fairy clothes, but also a "unique" that symbolizes the absolute authority of the ruler behind the Hanfu, which has thousands of years of cultural heritage and contains various emotions, including the ancients' reverence for nature, the filial piety of children to their parents, the respect of the people for authority, and the "uniqueness" that symbolizes the absolute authority of the ruler.
Therefore, contemporary friends who really like Hanfu should have a good understanding of the "soul" of Hanfu, otherwise under the influence of Dong Shi, in front of people who really understand Hanfu, different occasions and different identities may wear the wrong "Hanfu" that should not be worn, and there may be some "irony" and "laughter and generosity".
However, like there is a process, "Hanfu" to modern people's attraction, in Yan Xiao'er's view, may be a "good thing", from "love with the skin bag", to "love the soul", always need a process, in this, people's love for "Hanfu", can also be derived from the outside to the "inside", perhaps, this is also a good way to continue to develop "Hanfu" in the new era, what do you think?
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