China, a fast developing country today has a history dating back over 5000 years. These 5000 years can be found in ancient writings. In fact, ancient China was one of Civilization's most cosmopolitan. This is evident from the various elements of its culture. A rich culture was represented in ancient China uniform and dresses.
As a nation, it is more a conglomeration of tribes ranged over many years.
According to history, China became unified under a large empire in 221 B C. The Chinese civilization has always been more advanced. Even in ancient times, the routine daily living tasks include pottery, cooking and agriculture with the decisions of the silk. In fact, most clothing in ancient
China to the elite was made of silk. Over the centuries, such interest routine turned into the pursuit of science and philosophy.
Since culture is very rich, there was a distinctive language that developed. Although currently there are up to 12 regional groups of the language,
Chinese is the language spoken in ancient China was entitled to the Han Dynasty.
The people of ancient China believe in the mandate of heaven. They worshiped many different gods, including weather and sky gods with a higher god who ruled all other gods known as Shang Ti. Chinese as a race, the worship of their ancestors believed that when these deaths, they have become gods too.
Such was the situation in ancient Chinese civilization. The effect was also observed in ancient China uniform of the common man. Dress is considered the ultimate expression of Chinese culture and identity, differentiating them from "inferior" foreign neighbors while social and gender distinctions within their society. The ancient Chinese clothing had specific cultural significance, with well-dressed bodies reflecting order and control and unadorned body and legs serving as visible signs of disorder and non-compliance with the association dangerous individual risk for foreign barbarians.
During the Sui Dynasty in 500 AD, the emperor declared that only the rich could wear colors while the poor were to be dressed in blue or black.
Later, it changed completely, but the rule be properly dressed to show stability in personality prevailed. He was a true case of clothes make the man.
Apart from the type of clothing in ancient Chinese clothes, the symbols marked on them is an equally important indicator of social position of the wearer. Symbolism indicates social status, moral messages, and also shared historical and legendary stories.
The symbols of ancient Chinese dresses indicate the status of the person who had worn the garment. For example, the number of dragons on a dress says an official superior or inferior to the imperial court.
There are typical symbols that can be found on ancient Chinese clothing.
The Sun, the Moon and the constellation, rock or mountain, The Fool, the dragon, the Axe-head, the creature flower, plant water, the vessel sacrificial flames, grain, Crane , geometric patterns, bats, butterflies and Reason water. All these twelve imperial reasons mean different things.
Only an emperor could wear dresses with all twelve symbols. An officer may wear clothing with a maximum of eight symbols.
