Confucius

It is a dress code that has been discussed by almost all Confucians and officials. Especially the Xuanduan used during the Zhou Dynasty's leisure time, besides the depictions in paintings of literati throughout the ages (like all images of Confucius), it officially became the leisure attire for officials during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty under the auspicion of Emperor Shizong and the regulation by minister Zhang Cong. Later, it also became the exclusive attire for scholars. In Matteo Ricci's "Chinese Notebook," we can find an accurate description of it. If you are interested, you can also refer to the research texts by Wang Pu, Dai Zhen, Ren Dachun, and others. As Hanfu, before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, women wore Shenyi. After the Northern and Southern Dynasties, women started wearing two-piece garments, with the upper and lower garments separated, which also belongs to this category. Common ceremonial attire: Shenyi. The cutting diagram of Shenyi in the illustrated instructions of Hanfu. The cutting diagram of Hanfu in the Qing Dynasty's "Illustrated Examination of Local Customs." The Ming Dynasty version of Shenyi by Huang Zongxi. Shenyi version by Huang Zongxi, drawn by netizen Wu Fei. Shenyi version by Qing Dynasty's…

Teacher’s day begins 35 years ago: September 10, 1985. Since then, the annual Teacher’s day has become a major event in people’s life. Respecting teachers has become a virtue. From a certain perspective, China’s Teacher’s Day has a history of more than 2,000 years. History of teachers’ Day Ancient teacher’s day has a great relationship with Confucius. In the Han and Jin Dynasties, the emperor would lead civil and military officials to worship the Confucius Temple and invite teachers to dinner on the birthday of Confucius. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, Confucius’ birthday ceremony was held in every state, prefecture, and county in the kingdom of heaven. The ceremony was very grand at that time. In the Qing Dynasty, the scale and scope of Confucius’ Birthday Ceremony became grander and grander. The most outstanding teachers were awarded eight grade titles on this day and were promoted to President, supervisor, librarian, etc. The meaning of “teacher” “Teacher” originally refers to an old and senior scholar or academic imparter. In fact, in addition to “teacher”, there are many names for teachers in ancient times, such as Mr., master, Professor, assistant, doctor, etc. Doctor In ancient times, there was the word doctor.…

This article introduces you to the components of the Hanfu upper garment. Use the most common cross-collar shirt for demonstration. original picture This is a Ming Dynasty women's woven gold cross-collar short shirt currently in the Confucius Museum in Shandong. 1. Guard collar (Huling, 护领): added to the outside of the collar parts, shorter than the collar, made of plain cloth, can be used to prevent wear and tear dirty. 2. Lapel (Jin, 襟, jīn): it refers to the edge of the chest part of the clothes, which is the collar edge of the clothes with cross collar and straight collar. 3. Ren (衽, rèn): refers to the chest part of the clothes. The Ren of Hanfu is usually covered to the right (when viewed from the front, the right lapel covers the left lapel), which is called You Ren (右衽, right overlapping). 4. Du (裻, dú): refers to the middle seam of the clothes, due to the narrow width of the cloth in ancient times, will be seamed in the middle of the back, called the Zhong Feng (中缝, middle seam). 5. Lacing: The rope belt used to fix the clothes. 6. Ge (袼, gē): refers to the sleeve…