10 Facts About Hanfu

Hanfu is the traditional styles of clothing worn by the Han Chinese.

Hanfu has influenced the traditional clothing of many neighbouring cultures, including the Korean hanbok, the Japanese kimono, the Okinawan ryusou, and the Vietnamese .

Hanfu had changed and evolved with the fashion of the days since its commonly assumed beginnings in the Shang dynasty.

Some elements of Hanfu have been influenced by neighbouring cultural clothing, especially by the nomadic peoples to the north, and Central Asian cultures to the west by way of the Silk Road.

Hanfu set the colour red as the authoritative colour of the court imperial robes; this included the clothing of emperors and the ceremonial clothing of the princes.

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The Mongol attire for both men and women worn in the 13th-14th century was completely different from the Hanfu which had been worn in the Tang dynasty and Song dynasty.

Hanfu promulgated several decrees to ban Mongol and nomadic clothing style.

Ban of Hanfu did not apply to performers who wore and displayed Hanfu-style costumes when performing dramas.

Hanfu Movement is an ongoing social movement which aims at popularizing hanfu and integrating traditional Chinese elements into the design of modern clothing, as a way to promote traditional Chinese culture.

Today, China faces an increasing need to establish a sense of national identity, and the Hanfu Movement is part of the movement to restore old customs and traditions, and to promote Chinese culture.