Xuanduan

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…