Dec 27, 2020 · 2. Hanfu is only partially based on the elite costumes worn by people from the highest classes of that time, as the few artifacts that we have found so far all came from the tombs of the …

Sep 8, 2024 · I'm finalising my soft kit for a 14th-century Goryeo soldier and have been acquiring many different texts to supplement this unexplored period and I've found some conflicts in my sources. …

Dec 18, 2022 · The Secret of the Chinese Ancient Hanfu Shoe Tip As one of the earliest people to wear shoes, ancient Chinese once created a very rich Hanfu shoe culture. Among them, there are many …

Ancient Sinitic societies were the progenitures of the East Asian civilization. This is not a controversial topic, neither it should be served as a nationalist "flag-waving" talking point. All that discussion about …

Taoist clergy in a sense, were already "cosplaying" in the Qing dynasty itself- during the Qing, Taoists priests were exempt from wearing the queue, they wore their hair in the traditional topknot and stuck …

Aug 23, 2015 · A few years back, anti-Japanese protesters in Chengdu (成&#37117 mistook a Chinese woman for wearing the Japanese kimono, when she was in fact wearing the traditional …

Aug 28, 2018 · Below I present my initial findings. I realize a day is obviously not enough time for observation, so the following information should be looked upon as an informal survey. However, I …

Mar 14, 2024 · I'd like to see what the appropriate terms for the soldiers of ancient and/or medieval China were. I found out that the "jiangjun" was the general/commander but I'd also lke to know what …

Jan 25, 2021 · Like the recent conflicts between Chinese and Korean netizens regarding the origin of Hanfu vs Hanbok or Paocai vs Kimchi, I find those rather ridiculous and childish. Why can't we have …

It's the opposite in China: the cultures of the minorities are cherished, but the Han Chinese culture is treated with indifference and sometimes with hostility; simply wearing the Hanfu would be considered …