Tang Costume

Tang Costume - what the Tang Costume it is!
China
April 9, 2009 3:41am CST
Tang Dynasty was a period when the polity and economy were highly developed and the culture and art were thriving in China long histroy.Women's dress and personal adornments of the Tang Dynasty were outstanding,the clothing materials were exquisite,the structure was natura,graceful and elegant,and adornments were splendid.Because of frequent trades and cultural exchanges with other country, a special open and romantic style of dress and personal adornments was formed. Communication with the Western Regions,the influence of dressing culture of other minorities on the Tang court also reflected the change of thoughts and concepts.Some females had rebel spirit in the Tang Dynasty,so they climbed or jumped over the walls and went to the nature to view the beautiful scenes and/or go sightseeing in the spring by riding horses with men. Just as recorded by many historical materials,some girls therefore dressed as boys in order to go out. Today people can design the Tang costume on only present as either formal or casual clothes,it expresses both the wearer's personal style and China's rich traditional culture.So,we say the Tang costume is very attractive and very different from western-style suits. Do you know Tang costume,and do you like?
3 responses
@hollysun (97)
• China
9 Apr 09
Hi sinokirin.I really agree with you.I like Tang costume very much.In recent years,Tang costume has become more and more popular in China.In my opinion,Tang costume is not only the representative of Chinese old and brilliant culture but also can stand for peace and affluence.SO I like it and admire it and i think it is holy .Besides,it is very pleasing in appearance ,especialy for gentle men,they can change to be elegant and graceful when they put on Tang costume.Of course ,females are beautiful too with Tang costume.
• China
10 Apr 09
yeah,Tang costume is graceful and beautiful,especailly females wear!
@xf9756 (48)
• China
24 Jul 09
I hoped one day we can wear our traditional costume in the street to be considered normal especially on traditional holidays just as it is in Japan and Corea. And now, the Tang Costume's being popular home and abroad makes me believe that that day won't be far away.
@ajin728 (62)
• China
15 Apr 09
Hi sinokirin. I like it but I have to point out some mistakes you made about tang costume. This cloth (in the picture) is called tang costume,but it is not the cloth of Tang dynasty.It comes from manchu and was enfored by Qing dynasty.It has just been 300 years since polularized in China.But it is a really beautiful too. Han chinese wears han fu,I like it more than tang costume.Han fu (or Han costume)is more suitful for han chinese because we dress it for thousands of years.