NewHanfu is an interactive platform for people interested in traditional Chinese dress to learn and communicate with each other. We provide not only information and stories about Hanfu but all 5 categories of traditional Chinese clothing. Hanfu features a loose yi (/ee/) 衣 'upper garment') with sleeves, and a skirt-like shang (/shung/ 裳 'lower garment' ). The belt sash was often decorated with jade. Further more, a "Tangzhuang Craze" began after APEC China 2001 held in Shanghai. On that international conference, Chinese side presented this Chinese suit as the most representative traditional Chinese clothing, and every member state leaders all wore it in the last day of the conference. The upper outer garment was shorter and the lower garment was longer, and the outer coat became longer to shorten the exposed skirt's length. Hanfu in the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912) These innovations have enriched the connotation of the Tang suit and blurred the boundaries, so that modern Tang suit can be worn in daily life as well as at work, broadening the occasions for wearing.

Tang suits, as Tang People Street's name, represent certain clothing of deep traditional Chinese cultures. The so-called Xingfu Gua is the prototype of the Tang suit - Magua. At the beginning of the Qing dynasty, the Magua was used as a military uniform, with a basic style of round collar, lapels, flat sleeves, elbow-length sleeves, and navel-length garment, five-button loops on the lapels, and single-layer, multi-layer, leather, and cotton materials.The Korean traditional dress also evolved from a combination of Hanfu of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220) and pao of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Tang Suit Rush in Modern Times

In addition, Tang suit elements were being utilized many times infamous Kung Fu films and dramas. The efforts of both designers and cultural industries spread the influence of the Tang suit further and further. 4. Formal Attire - Zhongshan Suit Hew Wai-weng (2013), "Expressing Chineseness, Marketing Islam: The Hybrid Performance of Chinese Muslim Preachers", Chinese Indonesians Reassessed: History, Religion, and Belonging, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 178–199, ISBN 9780415608015 . The Manchus, and anyone living under the Eight Banners system, wore different clothing from ordinary civilians. Such clothing consisted of similar long robes for both men and women and was known as Changpao. People normally wore light colored clothing in daily life. Red, bright yellow, and purple always exclusively belonged to the emperor and the imperial family. The mass people mostly wore red at weddings. Besides that, white clothing was normally worn at a funeral.There are a plenty of hanfu styles, each of them could be assembled by a set of clothing pieces. Yi (衣) Design, Traditional Chinese clothes usually adopted a straight cut and were loose in shape. Besides, the overall harmony of the outfit was also emphasized. A: No, as we said before, Tang suit developed from magua of Qing Dynasty(1644-1911 A.D.) and has nothing to do with the Tang dynasty. History&Development Gender, Women's clothing was more diverse than clothing for men. Compared to men's clothing, women's clothing had more ornaments, items, and styles. Hanfu, the traditional clothing of the Han nationality,“Began the Yellow Emperor, prepare for Yao and Shun”, came from the Yellow Emperor system Mianfu and was fixed in the Zhou dynasty. In different periods of history, Hanfu has some changes, but overlapped and rightward collars are invariable. A whole set of Hanfu usually consists of three layers: a small coat (underwear), a middle coat(inner garment), and an overcoat. Until the Han Dynasty, the Hanfu was adopted and promoted by the ruling class. The Mianfu of Topcoat-plus-Skirt style(separate tops and lower garment) is the official dress of the emperors and officials. Shenyi (Gown) is the casual clothing of the officials and scholars, and Served Ru skirt is worn by women. The laboring class generally wears short clothing in imperfect conditions.

One is the stand collar, the front center opening of the upper garment, originated in the Ming Dynasty vertical collar, at first for women's clothing, after men's clothing also use stand collar. A: No, Tangzhuang evolved from Magua of Manchu(one of 56 ethnic groups in China, who overthrew the Ming dynasty and established the Qing dynasty), so Tangzhuang is actually Manchu's clothing. For example, for women, only an empress or official wives could wear true red while the color was prohibited to concubines. 3. Gender As an integral part of traditional Chinese culture, Tang suits are worn by overseas Chinese people during the Spring Festival each year, attracting many foreigners to wear them out of curiosity. The Chinese government had released a new uniform system in 1929. With this new system, the Tang suit had become one of the national formal attire for males.Tang suit has appeared in many international events. On the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2001, all national leaders wore a tang suit in royal blue, scarlet, and embroidered with a round pattern of peonies- China’s national flower. Furthermore, the Tang suit could also be seen at the 2008 Olympic Games and some of the World Trade Organization meetings.

Hanfu, with the name oriented from the Chinese meaning 'Han people's clothing,' encompassing all types and styles of traditional clothing worn by the Han Chinese.Wong, Stephen (26 Aug 2006), "Han Follow Suit in Cultural Renaissance", Asia Times, Hong Kong: Asia Times Online . Manchu is an ethnic minority lived in the northeast of China, they established the Qing regime, overthrew Ming and ruled the whole China gradually. After that, Manchu's costume style made a big impact on Han people, and Han officials were forced to wear "Magua" then. There were no fashion shows in ancient China. Traditional Chinese clothing was the outcome of people's aesthetic tastes and social customs. It varied historically, regionally, and through the social hierarchy. 1. Design