History of Chinese Clothing -- Special Topic History Series

Author: Huang Nengfu, Chen Juanjuan
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book takes the material and spiritual characteristics of the origin, formation, prosperity, development, and evolution of Chinese clothing culture as its subject, documenting the development and transformation of clothing culture in various historical periods. It covers aspects such as clothing categories, wearing styles, clothing systems, clothing materials, clothing patterns, and hairstyles. Clothing is a multicultural phenomenon, with the clothing cultures of different ethnic groups blending together while maintaining their unique traditional identities. By examining the long history of Chinese clothing culture, we can identify the objective laws of its evolution, which is of great significance for promoting the fine traditions of Chinese clothing culture and developing socialist clothing culture with Chinese characteristics. This book is a specialized work on the history of clothing culture inheritance. With 11 chapters and extensive archaeological findings, material evidence, and literary records, it systematically, comprehensively, and succinctly explains the development and evolution of Chinese clothing culture from the Paleolithic Age to the long historical process of the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn, Warring States, Qin and Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Liao, Jin, Western Xia, Yuan, Ming, Qing, and the first half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It showcases the profound and diverse cultural heritage of Chinese clothing culture. Nearly a thousand illustrations accompanying the text vividly depict the clothing styles, patterns, and accessories of different historical periods.