The difference between Hanfu and Chinese clothing The difference between Hanfu and tea clothing

Hanfu culture is now very popular among young people. Girls in the Hanfu circle wear Hanfu almost in their daily lives. It is very distinctive and has a very Chinese style. So what is the difference between Hanfu and Chinese clothing?

The difference between Hanfu and Chinese clothing

The difference between Chinese clothing and Han clothing lies in concept and scope.

First of all, the concepts are different. Huafu originally means gorgeous clothes, and also means traditional Chinese national costumes. The full name of Hanfu is "traditional costumes of the Han nationality", also known as Han clothing, Han costume, and Huafu. Hanfu was finalized in the Zhou Dynasty and inherited in the Qin Dynasty.

In addition, the scope is different. It can be said that Huafu covers Hanfu, which has a wider scope, while Hanfu has a narrower scope.

The difference between Hanfu and tea dress

1. Different definitions

(1) Tea clothing, also known as tea clothes, originated in the Han Dynasty. It is a kind of professional clothing with a history of thousands of years and is specially suitable for tea activities.

(2) Hanfu was formed through natural evolution in the main residential areas of the Han nationality from the accession of Emperor Huangdi to the middle of the 17th century AD, with the "Huaxia, Han" culture as its background and dominant ideology, and Huaxia etiquette culture as its center, with a unique Han ethnic style and character.

2. Different impacts

(1) Hanfu is the embodiment of China’s status as “a country of etiquette and courtesy”, “a country of propriety” and “splendid China”. It carries the Han nationality’s outstanding craftsmanship and aesthetics such as dyeing, weaving and embroidery, and inherits more than 30 items of China’s intangible cultural heritage and protected Chinese arts and crafts.

(2) Tea clothing is suitable for the leisurely and relaxed tea-related dressing style of tea lovers, and is also suitable for the natural, simple and individual daily wear of modern people, fully reflecting the unique beauty of harmony in the Chinese humanistic spirit.

Common styles of Hanfu

The first type is the "deep clothing" system, which is a "top garment and bottom garment" connected together. The most typical type of the upper and lower garment system is the deep clothing. Because it is connected from top to bottom and "covers the body deeply", it is called the deep clothing. It includes straight-hem deep clothing, curved-hem deep clothing, robe, straight-hem, jacket, long gown, etc., which belong to the long clothing category.

The second type includes crowns and black and white robes, which are formal dresses for the monarch and officials to attend grand ceremonies such as sacrifices. As the name suggests, it is divided into upper and lower garments. Since ancient times, Chinese clothing has advocated upper garments and lower garments, and stipulated that "the upper garment should be of a straight color, and the lower garment should be of alternate colors", that is, the upper garment should be of a straight and pure color, while the lower garment should be of alternate colors. This method is like "the sky is dark and the earth is yellow", because the sky is formed by the rise of light and clear air, so it uses pure colors, and the earth is formed by the descending of heavy and turbid air, so it uses alternate colors.

The third type is the "ruqun" system, which mainly includes the chest-length ruqun, waist-length ruqun, and double-breasted ruqun. In fact, it also belongs to the upper garment and lower skirt system. However, this method does not have many etiquette regulations and is generally used for daily wear. The ruqun is also the biggest reflection of the upper and lower clothing system. "Combing hair on three sides and wearing clothes in two parts" has become a description of the characteristics of traditional women's clothing.

Cultural Background of Hanfu

Hanfu culture is the sum of the culture that reflects the Confucian ritual dress system, which runs through the Confucian history system from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, including "Book of Rites", "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Yufuxia", "Book of Jin·Yufu", "Book of Song·Liwu", "Book of Southern Qi·Yufu", "Book of Wei·Lizhi IV-4-13", "Book of Sui·LiliVII", "Old Book of Tang·Yufu", "New Book of Tang·Chefu", "History of Song·Yufu", "History of Ming·Yufu", and is reflected through sacrificial clothes, court clothes, official clothes, daily clothes and accessories. Hanfu culture has continued from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the present day (it was forced to be interrupted in the Qing Dynasty), and has been perfected through continuous inheritance. Hanfu culture is a very mature and self-contained millennium culture. In contemporary times, Hanfu culture is gradually reviving through the Hanfu movement, a form of folk cultural movement.