The informal Chinese clothing

The informal Chinese clothing would include tops and bottoms and one piece robes, which included once or more to the body. A typical set of Hanfu is two or three layered where the first layer of underwear or Zhongyi in white cotton or silk. The second layer is front closed clothes and an optional third layer can Zhao Shan or a coat. This new set of attire could be made 'semi-formal' by adding a pleated skirt (Chang), a cloth Panel belt and a formal hat (Guan) added. Meeting guests or to take or a cultural day it would encourage too 'semi-formal'.

Formal Chinese clothing is reserved for special occasions such as a major victim or other religious activities or special people like emperors and officials. This includes the Xuanduan, a dark robe that the Western black tie and a priest full ceremonial dress called a Fusha matches. A Lanshan was worn as an official or academical dress.

Ancient Chinese clothing and bamboo

No Chinese object is complete without a representation of one or more of the four favorite plants - of bamboo, Chinese plum, chrysanthemum and orchid. Of these, the bamboo in diverse ways is used. Tableware chopsticks and utensils flutes brushes and even hair accessories.

Combs went on bamboo, ivory, jade and other materials improved the ensemble of ancient Chinese clothing for women. Head-dresses in ancient times include hats for women for men and hair pieces. Traditionally, the Chinese carry their hats indoors and outdoors unlike their Western counterparts.

This is mainly because most hats take off and carry around are too impractical.
Mode of ancient China has evolved continually through the various dynasties. For example, the Emperor declared during the Sui dynasty in 500 AD that only rich people could carry colors while poor people in blue or black had to be dressed.

 

Chinese modern clothing

Chinese clothing is not only visually elegant but also culture symbolizes and communicates its own vitality. Archaeological remains holes fro excavated objects such as bone needles, stone beads and shells with Shantingtung culture you use of ornamentation and sew clearly pointed out in this age. Clothing associated with colors were widespread, red the gravest of color summer green for spring, black for winters and white was represented.

Ancient Chinese clothing preferred darker colors and a fully developed system used by matching, coordination and contrasting colors and shades in apparels. Modern Chinese clothing has combined the old icons luck aesthetics in Chinese modern clothes with modern fashion. A variety of eye of catchy designs for children and teens clothing is designed in modern China is lions, deities and masks of Chinese Opera characters. Modern silhouettes are increasingly using design and appliqué bronzes from old clothes. Prints, weaving, embroidery and motifs from ancient culture blend fabrics and styles with new age, to create modern Chinese clothing.

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Are there of the bathroom and toilet in ancient China?Hangzhou City was the capital of (960-1279), Sung dynasty China Southern weather is hot, so people were used to having a bath. At this time, the official Government of working condition was better than what we imagine, there were bath and toilet in the Government. Toilet adjacent bathroom, wash-hand basin and towel were in the bathroom.
The official should go to the bathroom to finish the procedure of washing hand, as the development of space, very close to the modern room bathroom! There were cleaner special maintain cleanliness of bathroom and WC. After an official bath cleaner would be clean water and the place of the ground; There is always some "Proper toilet paper" in the toilet. At this time, use the SOAP beans (a kind of traditional Chinese grass with own effect) just to wash their hands, so there were dregs of beans soap in a basin of water used, water must replace both; Once the towel that wiping dirty hands, should I replace both.
OH! My god! This has kept abreast of the hygiene management building offices today! How the ancient Chinese made a fire?In ancient China, there are many methods that people are fire, for example people making fire with a concave mirror of bronze, using the principle that focus sunshine. But the most frequently used and simple method is that use of flint. Flint is necessary in family former people of China.
How has the fact China ancient needle?In the antiquity of China, he really needs great perseverance and patience to make iron needle. Stretch blazing iron in a wire, first, and then cut in each section, sharpen one end, drill through another purpose, make the needle in this way.

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Is this the Bank in ancient China? The primitive era, to keep food from hunting, the ancient Chinese will be put food in the cave and put a big stone to block cave. Subsequently, lattice people place valuables with the skin of wild beast. Have begun to put money in the box of a different material with the development of ware and locking. However, it y thieves inevitably in antiquity.
 China has "cash shop" ancient - Bank emerged, also becomes more professional organization of "illicit money sheltered.What's old paper money China need anti-fake?The most ancient China paper money was issued by the Government of the Sung dynasty in 1023. Its anti-fake method is to affix two seal on paper currency. Subsequently, paper currency pattern becomes very complicated, added color, model in this way, the anti-fake is stronger.
Now, each dynasty had own unique anti-fake method.How the ancient Chinese carved jade and ornaments of gem?Ancient Chinese long ago realized the preciousness of jade. Often, the ancient Chinese carved jade ware with quartz and diamond. As everyone knows, the hardness of diamond is highest in the world. Even more difficult jade can be carved too.

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Y myopic in ancient China?There is no computer TV in the antiquity of China, there is very little shortsighted. Are typically shortsighted researchers intellectuals studying diligently, because there is no electric light in ancient China, there is only lamp oil. People ancient Chinese treats the eyes by Chinese medicine, massage and acupuncture. Sunglasses have been introduced by the West in China during the Ming dynasty. Impair us our eyes without fear to rely on glasses now. For example crazy Net surfing and watching television.How China to convey information in antiquity?People transmit information by carrier pigeon and "wolf smoke" in  ancient China. Pigeon carrier and "wolf smoke" have been used in military activity in the first place.
What is called "wolf smoke", is that light blend of dried dung wolf, dry reed, dried cattle feces and hay. Such a desire to smoke rising directly into heaven, does the slope even blows. "Smoke Wolf" is a great invention in ancient China military defense system. Meanwhile, the carrier pigeon is a good tool to convey the love letter too. Carrier pigeon become the "head of the twinning" of many enthusiasts. The ancient people link the letter on the leg of the carrier pigeon with red silk thread to draw the attention of the recipient. Nowadays, we use e-mail, telephone, audiovisual well what is the most convenient and fastest, but lack a little romantic and wait.Ancient Chinese smoke?Tobacco was introduced from Philippine in China during the Ming dynasty initially.
 There was a small amount of planting in Fujian and Guangdong province initially. But there are really few people smoking. As everyone knows, the harm of tobacco is huge for people, especially for opium. Small opium, become the fuse blasting that rewrites the history of China. British businessman put opium in China, Qing dynasty sent free initially began selling in large quantities once people get into the habit. Traced to the murder of many Chinese.

See ancient Chinese life of a painting

This painting is national treasure of China. His name is Riverside scene at the Qingming Festival. He is immortal masterpiece of renowned painter Zhang ZeDuan Sung dynasty. Riverside scene at the Qingming Festival recorded the appearance of city of China from 12th century in a vivid way. This is unique in the world.
 I share it with everyone today. Painting is preserved at the National Museum of China now. But we can see the photos of the painting. Riverside scene at the Qingming Festival describes flourishing scene and the scenery of the beautiful nature of the capital of Sung Bian Liang dynasty (Sung dynasty is the golden age of ancient dynasty of China). We can see ancient Chinese life photos.
 There are ancient city life China; There are also old campaign life China.  Include seller, performer, mendicant, monk, storyteller good adventure, doctor, innkeeper, teacher, farmer, shepherd, owner of the factory, ironworker, carpenter, mason, scholar…We see various companies on the photos.
 Hotel market of grain, shop Cookware, boutique arc and an arrow, shop from the Lantern, musical instrument shop, boutique of jewelry, fabric shop, paint shop, pharmacy, restaurant and various pedlar… Include many temples, private houses, official residences on photos in addition to various workshops. People use different transport means basket horse, horse, donkey, President of sedan, etc. The River is full of yachts and fishing boats.Having an overview of the fine life of ancient China!

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The ancient Chinese brush their teeth?An ancient Chinese attention cavity hygiene oral too. The ancient people of China have invented "Toothbrush poplar twig", have another name, "wood tooth". The use is very simple: bite one end of the Poplar twig and soften it, dip in the grass Chinese and then brush your teeth, so can clean teeth. There is a simpler method "chew poplar leaf", and then gargle with water, just as the giraffe mince leaves, might obtain result cleaning teeth.
When we modern "nature wilderness survival", if forget taking brush teeth, maybe can try this old method.The ancient people in China install false teeth Zhang ZhongJing (physician of famous Chinese medicine in the ancient times of China) had invented the method of alloy filling cavities to dynasty Han.
The career doctor who inlays false teeth has appeared in the Sung dynasty. Former material false teeth in China is many, with ivory, bone in beef, hard white sandalwood. False teeth have the function of ornament and show-off outside of the actual function. As "Tooth Bridge", tie teeth with soft gold, line isn't the function of chew, purely ornamental function.China's ancient human doing the long hair?Any men and women, all wear long hair in the antiquity of China and more better. Hardly, they cut their hair. Boy reaches the age of the study, boy age study, bind chignon, was named "attach to hair reading."
A kind of criminal law is called "bald punishment" in the antiquity of China, that is to say that shave the hair of the prisoner, is maximum insult to persons in the antiquity of China.

Chinese ancient Banquet fashion life

The banquet is a way that the ancient Chinese enjoy life. To pursue satisfaction and stimulate the taste, the banquet is the best choice. There are various banquets in the antiquity of China. Banquet of the Palace, the banquet of local private banquet, banquet celebration, banquet of sacrifices, scholar banquet, military banquet, anniversary banquet, greeting guest banquet, farewell banquet, wedding, banquet banquet… festivalsOld talk celebrates China, I talk about Man-Han Banquet style. Man-Han Banquet style is a kind of huge celebration consisting of Manchu food and Han. It derives from the Qing dynasty.

It concentrates the dishes of the quintessence of the nationality of Han and the Manchu. Generally speaking, dishes can reach over 300 types and are divided in three days to eat. Man-Han Banquet style is noble and large scale. It is very complicated to course. We can say man - Han style Banquet is top of antique banquet the Chine.Il is a common saying in China: "it is not a banquet without wine"(Chinese wine is different from Western wine.)"" Chinese wine is made by the grain and called Chinese liquor too. Alcohol can not absolutely any kind banquet. Alcohol is the most important element of the banquet.

Ancient Chinese mainly consider banquet as a kind of enjoyment of life and hobbies. People had created different way to drink. For the example that urge guests to drink, polished persuade guests to drink a toast in turn…Although former banquet China takes the gastronomy and good liquor as the heart, alumni from China are not simply satisfied with enjoyment of the flavor. They focus on leisure and increase happy compositions of banquet through rebuilding, expanding the range of hobbies. For this reason, all kinds of leisure appeared in the Festival. As game bet drinkers, song, dance, music, acrobatics, opera… Drinkers gameThe drinkers wagering game wager is a kind of recreation that the ancient Chinese create drinking. It integrates knowledge and intelligence and adopts the varied way. The goal is to improve the mood of drinkers and regulate the atmosphere banquet. This type of drinkers wagering game often pushes the atmosphere of the banquet the culmination. Usually, drinkers wagering game has some rules. Thanks to the decision rules win or lose, loser must drink liquor forfeiture. Drinkers wagering game includes many game in ways, for example finger - guessing game, flowers in hand, share some poetry…Cast pot gameCast pot game is a kind of game for fun adding in ancient China banquet. Must be jar as target liquor, takes like arrow, wooden chopsticks throw and hit mouth pot at a distance, rods penetrate the body of the jar. The ancient Chinese often have an archery competition. However the shooting arrows must have corresponding location.

To more conveniently recreation, ancient Chinese invented game cast pot, can mimic the archery and is simple. The rule of the game is very simple. winner allows the loser to drink.Sang and dance sing and dance is a master project in ancient China banquet. But so general, apart from the scene of the banquet of the Imperial Palace, the folk banquet song disport as the core, take dance disport as complement.Acrobatics acrobatics actor performs acrobatics in the banquet, liked to drink. Acrobatics content includes the pole climbing ropewalker, magic, swallowing sword, spit fire, step on the edge of the knife, somersault… some past master can use Qigong and float Cup back and forth more than surprised people. (Qigong is a kind of Chinese kungfu, is designated as a breathing exercise too).In a nutshell, the banquet knows the delights of the table, but is also an exquisite way of life of the ancient Chinese.

Chinese Ancient Football - Cuju

The Cuju is an ancient Chinese sport. This ancient sport is the prototype of contemporary football. It is considered to be the origin of modern football.The game of Cuju similar to modern football, but there are several ways to play and rules. There are three categories of games: play direct, indirect and game play individually. Cuju history back more than 2,300 years. It all started in Linzi, the capital of the State of Qi during periods of the Qiu and Chun. The Cuju has experienced a significant increase during the dynasty Han. Cuju became popular during the Tang and Sung dynasties. Fresco drawing to a game of Cuju horse (playing Cuju on horses), shows a scene of noble Cuju playing horse. The Cuju developed considerably during the Sung dynasty. In the novel of the waterfront, there are several paragraphs describing the coin of Emperor Cuju with officers of the Court. The Cuju greatly influenced modern football. During the Tang, the Cuju dynasty has been extended to the Japan, Korea and Western Europe and transformed into football in Britain. On 15 July 2004, at the press conference of the third International Exhibition soccer Chinese, FIFA has officially declared that China is the land of origin of football.