Traditional Chinese Costumes

Costume culture is part of human life and a symbol of civilization. The appearance and evolution of clothing are closely connected with the economy, politics, military affairs, ideology, culture, religion and customs of a people. Costumes not only fulfill a material purpose, they also reflect the stages of cultural development of the society in which they evolve. Chinese costume started to take on its distinct characteristics in prehistoric times, and experienced changes in almost all dynasties over thousands of years. Each historical period distinguished itself from the rest, yet the costumes of each period were also subtly connected, borrowing and learning from one another and developing continuously generation after generation.

Culture of China Series: Traditional Chinese Costumes
by Yuan Jieying
Published by Foreign Languages Press, 2002
Language: English
ISBN: 7119030582 9787119030586
Paperback, illustrated, dimension 190mm x 170mm, 107 pages

Contents

Preface 
Emperors' and Empresses' Clothing
Government Officials' Clothing
Warriors' Clothing
Clothing of the upper classes
Clothing of the common people
Appendix

书名: 中国传统服饰
作者: 袁杰英, 肖晓明, 顾文同, 郁苓
出版社： 外文出版社
出版日期： 2002-01-01
ISBN： 9787119030586
装帧： 精装
开本： 32开
页码： 107

Tags: traditional Chinese costumes, royalty, government officials, warriors, nobility, ordinary people