CLOTHING

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Where did the designs from your clothing come from? Chinese clothing has influenced many designs that you wear today.
 =Female Clothing = The Chinese ancient Hanfu style of clothing came from the Shang dynasty which lasted from 206 B.c to 220 A.D. During the Shang dynasty clothing represented what rank you were in your culture.Because of this, clothes varied in length and ornamentation. The more rich you were the better looking design you would have on your dress.

Women wore a body hugging dress called the; Cheongsam. It is a stylish one piece long silk dress with distinctive Chinese features that can be worn for casual and formal occasions. Colors such as red, green, black and white varied throughout the seasons. During the summer you would see more red clothing, green during the spring, black during the winter, and white during fall. Today modern clothing has been combined with ancient symbols to create an aprooved look. The colors and designs have been kept but updated to fit in with the world. Han clothing is now used in festivals, age ceremonies, and historical reenactments.Because of China we can all enjoy a little of Chinese culture in clothing today.


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Male Clothing
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 * The Chinese male Hanfu style was made of silk. The Hanfu style has two pieces of clothing, the yi and the shang. The yi is the top half of the robe and it is the coat worn on top of the shang. The shang is the skirt that goes under the yi. The two pieces of clothing are tied together by a sash; which is like a belt but silk tied at the waist. The sleeves hung long but were kept narrow. The colors worn during the Han dynasty were usually warm colors. Warm colors are considered to be red, orange, and yellow. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties the style for men changed, they wore the shen-i. The shen-i was made in two sections the tunic and the robe. The two were later sewn together.[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Jin_Wu_Di.jpg/250px-Jin_Wu_Di.jpg width="200" height="290" align="left" caption="Ancient Hanfu Style "]][[image:http://www.kepu.net.cn/english/nationalitymse/han/200312240021_14153.jpg width="147" height="252" align="right" caption="Zhongshan suit"]] **


 * During the Republican** **Era, starting in 1912, the clothing style was not traditional. The Republican Era was a time that china was ruled by a dictatorship. A dictatorship is when one person rules the country with no help. The men in this era wore the zhongshan suit. The zhongshan suit was created by Sun Zhongshan. It can also be named the Mao suit after the ruler Mao Zedong. The suit is fully black. It has four pockets in the front of the jacket. The jacket was originally worn with eight buttons down the front of the jacket but was changed to five. The collar of the Mao suit was high and folded down.

Today the traditional dress is in style again. At formal occasions the ancient Hanfu long robe may be worn. The long robes are very colorful and made of silk. At formal occasions if the traditional dress is not worn then a suit and tie is worn. In children's clothing the ancient golden dragon can be seen. In ancient times the golden dragon was worn by only ancient Chinese Emperors. For this reason they symbolize wealth and power.** 

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 * By Adam Smith and Emily Jung**

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