Saturday, February 9, 2013

fall in love with HANFU!

tengah buat assignment pasal malaysian chinese. then masa cari-cari gambar untuk pakaian tu, jumpa hanfu. superb! lawa sangat! *start dreaming for engagement day nanti pakai baju macam ni but in simpler way la* hehe

Qi Pao (the so called cheongsam) & Ma Gua (the so called samfu) are actually of Manchu/ Manchurian (滿族) origin. The true traditional costume for Chinese or to be exact, the Han is Hanfu (漢服).
Hanfu (漢服) : Literally, "the clothes of the Han". Worn by Han Chinese for over 3700 years. One of the most precious treasures of Chinese cultural inheritance and representative image of the culture, it has been lost for over 360 years since 1645.

Hanfu, short for Han Chinese Traditional Clothing (not Han Dynasty Traditional Clothing), can also be called Huafu (Hua-clothing/華服). It is not to be confused with the Tangzhuang (唐裝)* or Kimono. Its origins can be traced back to the legendary Sage Kings (三皇五帝) until the Ming Dynasty, in a continuing tradition for 4,000 years, sharing all basic traits and features in its designs.
*Tangzhuang is actually a modified version of MaGua (samfu)

A field worthy of study in itself, with complete systems of classification, Hanfu as couture of a long tradition is an essential wealth of Chinese heritage, and is worthy of pride by every Chinese descendent. The resilient vitality of Hanfu has caused it to survive unto today, appearing in Han religions such as Taoism and Buddhism, as well as dress of peripheral mountain villages and closeby minor ethnicities, and retaining those similar traits.
In modern society, we can still see some traces of Hanfu in important social rites and sacrifices, remembrances, and civic holidays. The influence of Hanfu stretches far and wide, with most ethnicities in Asia such as the Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Mongolians, Bhutanese all retain or refer to elements in Hanfu design.

sangat cantik kan? :)

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