Change of Chinese Clothing （中国服装的变化）

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1、ChangeofChineseClothing（中国服装的变化）Tradition（传统的服装）AnoutstandingcharacteristicoftraditionalChineseclothingisnotonlyanexternalexpressionofelegance,butalsoaninternalsymbolism.（中国的传统服装一个很显而易见的特点不仅是一种优雅的外在表现，而且是一种内在的象征）Eachandeverypieceoftraditionalclothingcomm

2、unicatesavitalityofitsown.（传统服装的每一片都传达着其自身的生命力）ThiscombinationofexternalformwithinternalsymbolismisclearlyexemplifiedinthepairoffightingpheasantfeathersusedinheadwearoriginatinginthebattlewearoftheWarringStatesperiod(475-221B.C.).（这种外在形式与内部的象征结合的意义是明确地体现

3、在对战中使用头戴野鸡羽毛起源于战斗服的战国时期（公元前475—前221年））Twofeathersofahobird(atypepheasantgoodatfighting)wereinsertedintotheheadwearofwarriorsofthisperiodtosymbolizeaboldandwarlikespirit.Archaeologicalfindingsof18,000year-oldartifactssuchasbonesewingneedlesandstonebeadsan

4、dshellswithholesboredinthemattesttotheexistenceofornamentationandofsewingextremelyearlyinChinesecivilization.VarietyandconsistencyinclothingwereroughlyestablishedbytheeraoftheYellowEmperorandtheEmperorsYaoandShun(about4,500yearsago).Remainsofwovensilkand

5、hemparticlesandancientceramicfiguresfurtherdemonstratethesophisticationandrefinementofclothingintheShangDynasty(16thto11thcenturyB.C.).ThethreemaintypesoftraditionalChineseclothingarethepien-fu,thech'ang-p'ao,andtheshen-i.Thepien-fuisanancienttwo-piecece

6、remonialcostumeofatunic-liketopextendingtothekneesandaskirtortrousersextendingtotheankles.Thech'ang-p'aoisaone-piecegarmentextendingfromtheshouldersallthewaytotheheels.Theshen-iisacrossbetweenthepien-fuandthech'ang-p'ao;itconsistsofatunicandaskirtortrous

7、erslikethepien-fu,butthetunicandtheskirtaresewedtogetherandessentiallyonepiecelikethechang-pao.Consequently,theshen-iwasthemostwidelywornofthethreetypes.Typicalofthesethreetypesofclothingwerewideandvoluminoussleevesandaveryloosefit.Tunicandtrousersortuni

8、candskirt,utilizedaveryminimumnumberofstitchesfortheamountofclothused.Sobecauseoftheirrelativelyplaindesignandstructure,embroiderededgings,decoratedbands,drapedclothorsilks,patternsontheshoulders,andsasheswereoftenaddedaso