汉服英语
HanfuIntroductionHanfuasHan’suniquetraditionalclothing,hasalonghistory,butnowhasbeenforgotten.ThisarticledescribestheoriginsofHanfu,thecharacteristicsofeachpatterns,.IhopethereaderscanfounditsbeautyandregainwearHanfu.1.WhatisHanfu(汉服)?WhenthetopicsmentionedtheHanChineseculture,whatdoyouthinkof?Chinesecharacters?literature?festival?food?Whenwetalkaboutethnicminorities,thefirstthingyoubearinmindaretheiruniquecostumes.Butwhereareourethnicclothing?Cheongsam? Tangsuit?Or…wedon’thavetraditionalcostume?Infact,wehaveethnicclothing.Notonlyitistheworldoldestethnicclothing,butwasfollowedbyJapan,Korea,Vietnam,anditsnamedHanfu.Simplyput,HanfuisakindoftraditionalcostumethatonlybelongstotheHannationality.ItisbelievedtohavebeenwornbytheearlyleaderofChina,Huangdi.HanpeoplewereworeituntiltheMingDynasty.China,asknownas“Huaxia”,theoriginofthenamehassomethingwithHanfu.2.HanfuandChinesecultureHanfureflectstheChinesebelief.Sinceancienttimes,Chinawasknownasthe“thekingdomofceremoniesandexcellentclothes”.Thecolour,thedifferentstyle,thefabricandeventhelength,allrelatedtoChineseculture.Hanfuiseverywhere.TraditionalsocietyandHanfucultureareinseparable.theliterature(suchasYourCollar,camefromBookofOdes-ZhengFeng,whichdescribesayoungladyrevealingherlovetoheradmirer),thesculpture,paintings,traditionaletiquette,thefolkmusic,dance.Hanfuintermsofculture,art,poetry,poetryandpainting,martialartskendo,music,dance,teateaceremony,etc.,isthekindofclothesthatcombinedwithtraditionalChineseculturebest.inthehistoricalheritageandthedevelopment,theHanfuhasfullydemonstratedthemoralityoftheancients"benevolence,righteousness,propriety,wisdom,trust"ItisanimportantsymbolofthepureChinesetraditionalclothingart.DressedinHanfumakepeople’sdemeanoranddemeanorsubtleandrestrained,dignifiedandstable,chicandbeautiful.3.FeaturesofHanfuEverycharacteristicsofHanfucanbefoundthebasisinTwenty-FourHistories(二十四史),TheFourBooks(四
)andTheFiveClassics(五经).Hanfuhasobviousfeatures,itusuallyoverlaptherightcollartotheleftone(交领右衽),fastenedbyropesorsometimesbyropeandhidetherope.Italwayshasbigrobeandsleeves(宽袍大袖).Instructure,Hanfuisdividedintotenparts:thecollar(领),lapel(襟),ju(裾),jue(袂),qu(袪),collar(袖)、jin(衿)、ren(衽)、pine(带)、ji(系)Therearetwobasicsystems,oneisshangyixiashangsystem,theotherisshenyisystem.Shangyixiashangisthatwearacoatoftheupperbodyandwearaskirtofourlowerbody.Shenyiisthestylethatsewthecoatandskirttogether.FromtheuseofHanfu,itcanbedividedintotheformalclothesandthecasualclothes.Formalclothesmainlywornonsignificantoccasion,casualclotheswornindailylife.Fabricdyeingadheretotheancientsystem,embodytheChineseYinYangandWuXing.Hanfuhasvastpatterns.Differentpatternshavedifferentmeanings.Somemeangoodfortune,someshowthewearer'sidentity.4.ThePatternofHanfuHanfu(汉服)hasmanypatterns.patterns.Zhongyi(中衣)isusuallyworninside,whichlikeashirt.Wearinginthehouseaspajamas,too.Usually,it’swhiteorotherplaincolour.Ruqun(襦裙)iswornbywomen.Whenitscollarlikestheletter“y”,wecancalleditJiaolingruqun(交领襦裙).Ifitscollarlikesthenumber“11”,wecancalleditduijinruqun(对襟襦裙).Whentheyareclassifiedbyitsheightoftheskirt,wecancalledthemqiyaoruqun(齐腰襦裙)——Whichwaistbandisonthewaist.Orqixiongruqun(齐胸襦裙)——Whichwaistbandisabovethechest.Shenyi(深衣)isusuallywornasafulldress(礼服),whichwecanwearonChineseholidayandsomeimportantceremonies.Ifitsedgeisbent,wecancallitQuju(曲裾).Ifitsedgeisstraight,it’scalledZhiju(直裾).Andtheycanbothwornbywomenandmen.Zhiduo(直裰)iswornbymen.It’sakindofgown(长袍)whichkickspleat(开叉)onbothsides.It’spopularamongintellectuals(书生)inMingDynasty.AndnowitstillwornbyTaoist(道士)sofar.SoitalsocanbecalledDaopao(道袍).Zhaoshan(罩衫)isakindofcoatwhichhastwokinds.Half-armsleeveDuanda(短打)orShuhe(裋褐)isakindofHanfu,whichisreallyconvenient.Itcanbewornindailylife.Whenyougohikingordosomemuscularlabor.What’smore,itis wornbykids.5.RevivalofHanfuNowadays,moreandmorepeoplefindthebeautyofHanfu,Iamoneofthem.Weloveourtraditionalcultureandworshipourancestry’sclothesstyle.Forthisreason,wewearHanClothes,foundHanClothesclubs,holdactivitiesonHanClothesandsoon.PeoplewholovesHanculturehavejoinedtherenaissanceofHanfu.TheyadvocatewearingHanfu,letthisbeautifultraditionalcostumesintoourdailylife.NotonlyakindofcostumesHanfuis,butapartofHanculturethatrepresentHanspirit.Itisanopportunitytoguidepeopletore-examinetheChineseculture.Inthiswaytoenhancenationalpride,confidenceandcohesion.Ibelievethatinthenearlyfuture,notonlythemagnificentHanfu,butthenoblespiritisboundtoshine.TheyhavesomewaytoreviveHanfu.First,researchHanfusystem,promoteHanfu.Then,revivetraditionaldoctrineandrestorethetraditionalinterests.NoteveryonebeartowearingHanfuindailylife.ButtraditionalfestivalsaregoodopportunitytowearHanfu.AccordingtotheHanpeople’stradition,therearemanyimportantdays.SuchasSpringFestival,LanternFestival,WinterSolstice,Mid-AutumnFestival,DoubleSeventhFestival, DragonBoatFestival.Also,it’sawaytomakeyourbigdaymeaningful,suchasAdultCeremony.Andofcourse,holdingHanfuweddingisdifferentandinteresting!Ifyouseethekimono,hanbok,willyouenvy?Let’swearHanfu!PerhapsdressedinHanfu,youwillbetalkandevenbelaughedat,ButIbelievemorepeoplewillunderstandyouandinspiredbyyou.Whatyoudoismaketherevivaloftraditionalculturepickupthepace.References1.百度百科.汉服汉服运动2.沈从文.中国古代服饰研究[TS].商务印书馆.2011(12).3.周锡保.中国古代服饰史[TS].中央编译出版社.2011(1)4.张旭东.全球化时代的文化认同[G].北京大学出版社.2006(8)