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Ma Mian Qun is a kind of traditional Chinese dress. Some people call it “horse face pleated skirt”. It is suitable for matching with jacket and shirt. Do you know how to wear Chinese horse face skirt(Ma Mian Qun)? Step 1: Unfold the horse dress（Ma mian qun) and put it behind your back; Step 2: Wrap the lace-up of the right skirt from the front to the back. If the skirt has a hole, go through the hole; Step 3: If there is no opening in the skirt, it should be wound from the top of the skirt; Step 4: The left side of the skirt will fit along the left side of the waistline; Step 5: The two laces cross behind and around in front of you; Step 6: Tie the two ties around the front of your body; Step 7: Put on the vertical collar, the lapel, the jacket and button up, and wear it;

Traditional Chinese hanfu costumes has been pursued by many young people. The bustling streets and crowded scenic spots are often decorated with people’s figure in hanfu. Some enthusiasts even actively hold activities for traditional cultural communication. Chinese ancient clothing culture has a long history, from the top officials to the common people, there are corresponding clothing requirements according to different social status in ancient China.   I. Classification of Traditional Chinese Hanfu Clothing Ancient Chinese women's hanfu clothing can be divided into three parts: Shou Fu (首服, headwear), Ti Fu (体服, main clothing), and Zu Fu (足服, footwear). Although the styles are varied, they can be generally divided into upper and lower garments or up-and-down-attached style. Before the Western Zhou Dynasty, clothing was mainly upper and lower garments. The upper garment was called "Yi (衣)", and the lower garment was called "Chang (裳)". During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, people combined the upper garment and lower garment into one piece of clothing, which was called "Shen Yi (深衣)". "Shenyi" has been the representative clothing of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period. Many documents have recorded its characteristics. The annotation in The Book of Rites - Shenyi…