National costume refers to the unique costumes in national cultures, which can also be called local costumes or folk costumes. In the urban life of some ethnic countries, although people usually wear suits and ties in their daily lives, they will also wear national costumes on formal occasions such as festivals, religious ceremonies and national ceremonies. Usually, we can infer the marital status, social or religious status of the wearer from some decorations on the clothing.
National costume is a symbol of a nation and a culture of clothes, shoes and decorations formed by a nation in its long-term production, life and social interaction. It bears rich cultural connotations such as the history, culture, religious beliefs, customs and lifestyles of national survival and development, and is the crystallization of national labor wisdom and cultural aesthetics.
The origin of Han costumes
Archaeological findings show that bone needles and spinning wheels were found in Peiligang cultural site and Baijiacun site in Lintong, Shaanxi Province seven or eight thousand years ago, which shows that people at that time were already able to spin cloth and make clothes. By the time of Yangshao culture about 5,000 years ago, not only a large number of spinning wheels were found, but also a large number of cloth prints were found on pottery. Ramie and cocoon were also found in the ruins of the same period.
The clothes of this period inherited the ancient characteristics, and there are sufficient physical evidences to prove that the basic characteristics of Hanfu have been determined at this time: horizontal collar, right collar and lace are the most basic typical characteristics, and the lower collar of coat is the most basic style. Among the various glyphs of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and inscriptions on bronze, the word "Yi" is a very common glyph, and it is the image of a jade man with a right collar and a cross collar unearthed from Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan.