That's why we should support the Hanfu Movement!!! You don't have to like it, but the ultimate goal is to make everyone recognise it as our traditional clothes and not think it was a kimono or hanbok. That would be enough.
dan n mike should have posted some shots of the bounded feet. I've seen a few photos and it really creeped me out how someone back then would think feet binding makes someone looks beautiful
smutpow Foot binding was mainly done by female relatives rather than males and was never thought of as beautiful but high-class, graceful and cute as anything that looks tiny does - I guess, in which it forces women to walk with a lotus gait which simply put, means butt swaying (much like high heels - can you see the resemblance just that instead of an artificial heel and pointed tip, a foot bidden woman would have her own harden flesh and pointed tip for toes). Though, I can't recall a quote relating to foot binding, but it went on about how the foots mysterious nature comes from it being covered that peaks mens' curiosity but when removed; its magic dies which comes along with a fowl stench and grotesque image of the mutilated feet. Also the reason the Manchurian court ladies had those platforms shoes was because they tried to mimic the lotus feet but weren't allowed to perform foot binding on themselves thus the platforms were a compromise which somewhat spread to Europe.
smutpow Small feet were attractive, but the actual foot that was bound was not. Many ladies would keep their feet shod at all times around their menfolk, so that they wouldn't have to see it.
From what I've read, the girls bind their feet around 10 yrs old or younger. The binding restrict the growth of the feet. And years later, you don't have 10 toes or toe nails, you have only what looks more like a hoof rather than a person's foot. Yes, that's the picture I still have in my head till today!
It's been very fun learning about Chinese fashion! I notice that in a lot of your videos like this though, you feature traditional Chinese music. I don't know if you've already recorded something similar and I just missed it, but it could be really cool to do a video similar to this one, only with musical instruments and musical styles. I know I'd enjoy learning a bit more about the erhu and guzheng, not to mention the pipa! :)
I love this! It's so hard to find a book with all the different styles of Chinese fashion. It seems a lot of them generalize. Thanks for this video. Keep making them!
Male clothing of Korea, especially higher social classes(officials and scholars)'s, has actually been influenced by Ming clothing. However, I want you to know that earlier Ming female dress was the result of all the rage for Korean style clothing in Yuan dynasty. :)
I like those in the Han and Tang dynasties~ It would be great if Chinese people can wear traditional clothes more frequently in weddings or important events, not just qipao but also Han/Tang fashions.
imagine how they felt with clothes like these in the Sun hhehehe... loving the Fashion once again, like how each Dynasty had there own style, each been unique and influencing the other (my opinion).... Can you guys do a video on the Hair styles.
i really think you need to read more. the weather during these days were not as hot as nowadays. or do you think the ancient guys were all idoits??? as for the one who said China has winter!!! hahaha, four seasons in a year is the natural rule in most of the places. read more.
Chinese people can accept the Mongolians, you brought us different cultures elements in our tradition. :) I cry myself because of the Qing dynasty and it's nastiness though.
I've always loved the hanfu. I shudder at the thought of cheongsam now that I know its not my ethnic clothing(not to mention the number of Han Chinese whom were killed during Manchurian's occupation of China as they refused to shave their heads).
Nationalism is stupid. Chinese culture, like all others, is shaped by innumerable foreign elements and conquerors - you can never have a 'pure Chinese' ethnic clothing of your own. The cheongsam doesn't become better or worse because of who it came from. Killing people who refused to obey was normal at the time, Chinese people did it to each other, too.
I think traditional Chinese clothing is beautiful. Maybe even the most beautiful out there. Except for the foot-binding thing. I feel sorry for them :/
LOVE IT! Thanks for the Share! By watching this I now know which dressing is from which Dynasty! I love the Han, Tang, and Qing Dynasties. They're so fashionable!
I'm not chinese,but love to watch chinese drama and read about dynastys.My most favorite chinese men's attire is ming dynasty's embroidered uniform guard officials...they were so elegant but powerful looking.😍😍😍😍😍
Koren and Japanese's traditional clothing is learned from China. We hate QING DYNASTY and that style of clothing.. HAN FU( HAN TANG SONG MING DYNASTIS) is our REAL traditional clothing. But the sad thing is WESTERN PEOPLE alway thought they were KOREN or JAPANESE when they saw chinese people wearing HAN FU(han clothing).
jakefly8 This whole Han only thing is stupid. I support the Hanfu movement but its not reason to hate the Qipao or changsan. Though they mave have originate from Manchu rule, they were worn by both Han and Manchu peoples with the Modern tightfitting modern qipao very likely created by Han Chinese. It's very much both a combination of Han and Manchu. Afterall, China is not a ethnicity but a nation and the Han people are more of a culture than ethnicity. After all which Han Chinese are you? Shanghianese, Hakka, Hoklo, Catoneese plus dozens of other subgroups of Han Chinese. It's stupid to grip over petty things.
you could make a video about the different hairstyles the people wore :D i don't think many people know that there is a difference between a single woman and a married woman's hairstyle...
Thank you for uploading this! May I ask if you can cover both Korean and Japanese fashion throughout their history? I would like to learn more about them.
Dan is so funny in this vid.. LOL i laugh so much when mike talk about the movie about one guy with long hair and innocently said " and he called the God of Whip"... LOL my grandma said only wealthy women force to use that tiny shoes..
id like to see chinese people dress like this in the west iv never seen any chinese people wear traditional clothing my parents are from Bangladesh and my mum still wears her sari
it was very dangerous one of ten girls died because of infections i made an experiment in which i bound my feet in the same way they did it is really painful and i had to stop it after half an hour cause my big toe was going to be blue
Stéphanie OkHee bound feet came into fashion in the Song Dynasty unfortunately. ironic that women now willingly wear mile high stiletto/platform heels- a modern form of feet torture.
Stéphanie OkHee The feet binding only became popular in the Ming/Qing dynasty for the wealth or high official family women as a type of status. Poor women often needs to work on the field or perform house work so they cannot afford the "luxury" of foot binding. I guess being poor has its advantage sometime.
LOL, love the note they ended on. Probably the most genuine thing he said the whole video, "There's some creepy posts on the internet about that stuff."
Wow, I never knew Qipao was actually a Manchurian invention... but yeah I learnt a lot from the videos! I was just wondering maybe you guys could make a video about the various parts of china & the regional languages/dialects used by the people there :D
7:30 - 'You got the good-looking qipao, but I don't envy what you guys have to do to make yourself look good.' Actually, the qipao and bound feet never occurred together: the qipao was a Manchu dress, but Manchu women never bound their feet - foot binding is a native Han invention that started as early as the Song dynasty. So the Manchus had it right on both counts - as usual. :) Qing FTW!
Mongols is consider ethnic.... you guys should do a video, on how ethnic people contributed to the Chinese outfit... I am Miao/Hmong, and I know the Miaos in China has some elaborate outfit.
Yeah, I'd love that too! I'm really interested in learning about all the other ethnic groups in China and everything! I love seeing how different group's culture are like, it always amazes me.
I did some research and found out there are two theories of where the hot pot came from, and neither of them indicates that they were brought to china by mongolians, one indicates its from the end of han dynasty and one indicates its from song dynasty
Personally hate Qing dynasty's Fashion, so corny and losing the elegant of fairy-like clothing. I think it is because the northerns turned to hold the power of government since around Ming dynasty and made some culture of southern disappeared. I like zhou to Tong dynasties.
Considering the Qing emperors descended from Jurchens which were, I think, nomadic people like the Mongols and the Khitan, I don't think aesthetics were a big concern for them.
Why is Hanfu no longer worn in this century? Quite complicated.1. Banned in Qing dynasty. Forced to chose between adopting Manchu fashion or execution.2. A lot of people can't afford it.3. Not convenient. Big sleeves? Long robes?4. Ancient people all had long hair. So a short haired guy wearing Hanfu would sort of ruin the temperament/ beauty.5. We don't even know the body posture and manners of ancient people. How they stand, sit, bow, etc.6. Wearing Hanfu would lead to people asking you if you are filming a drama or cosplaying.7. People on the street would either judge you or ask for a picture as if you're an animal from the zoo.
I have been studying up on the Hanfu movement for some time but frankly though this has been rather informative on the periods I wish rather than these two articles I wish the articles had been done period by period explaining in more detail for example the Ruqun which goes back to the beginning, how many different types are there. From what I have been reading there are over a dozen different variations over the span of Chinese history or the Aoqun which dates to the Ming Dynasty. What I see here is extremely abridged.
That's why we should support the Hanfu Movement!!! You don't have to like it, but the ultimate goal is to make everyone recognise it as our traditional clothes and not think it was a kimono or hanbok. That would be enough.
I’m in love with Hanfu 🥹
You can really see the great influence Chinese fashion had on Korea. Especially the Ming dynasty
and japan learn from Han Fu (Han clothing)
Yea Korean hanbok is inspired by Ming dynasty in China and Japanese kimono is inspired by Han dynasty in China
Marcel no Tang Dynasty?
XW Ah that's the architecture and hair style 应该吧
@@marcel6476 Its Tang, not han.
Of all the dynasties I think Tang and Song had the best fashion overall. But Qing does get some bonus points for qipao.
fisrt I actually misheard Mongols for mangos and I was like why the heck would mangos attack China :D
lol
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the era of foot binding makes me sad... ;-;
yummyingo which they failed to mention that it started in the Song dynasty.
dan n mike should have posted some shots of the bounded feet. I've seen a few photos and it really creeped me out how someone back then would think feet binding makes someone looks beautiful
smutpow Foot binding was mainly done by female relatives rather than males and was never thought of as beautiful but high-class, graceful and cute as anything that looks tiny does - I guess, in which it forces women to walk with a lotus gait which simply put, means butt swaying (much like high heels - can you see the resemblance just that instead of an artificial heel and pointed tip, a foot bidden woman would have her own harden flesh and pointed tip for toes). Though, I can't recall a quote relating to foot binding, but it went on about how the foots mysterious nature comes from it being covered that peaks mens' curiosity but when removed; its magic dies which comes along with a fowl stench and grotesque image of the mutilated feet.
Also the reason the Manchurian court ladies had those platforms shoes was because they tried to mimic the lotus feet but weren't allowed to perform foot binding on themselves thus the platforms were a compromise which somewhat spread to Europe.
smutpow
Small feet were attractive, but the actual foot that was bound was not. Many ladies would keep their feet shod at all times around their menfolk, so that they wouldn't have to see it.
From what I've read, the girls bind their feet around 10 yrs old or younger. The binding restrict the growth of the feet. And years later, you don't have 10 toes or toe nails, you have only what looks more like a hoof rather than a person's foot. Yes, that's the picture I still have in my head till today!
Ming dynasty clothes has really have a huge influence on Korean traditional clothing
I like the song and Ming. This is the real China.
Tang has the best fashion taste ever
Love this Dynasty
I know these videos are ancient, but dudes. These fashion videos are awesome. Thank youuuu 🖤
i'm surprised you guys didnt mention the qing dynasty official clothing. its like the iconic chinese zombie/vampire costume in modern day! lol
It's been very fun learning about Chinese fashion! I notice that in a lot of your videos like this though, you feature traditional Chinese music. I don't know if you've already recorded something similar and I just missed it, but it could be really cool to do a video similar to this one, only with musical instruments and musical styles. I know I'd enjoy learning a bit more about the erhu and guzheng, not to mention the pipa! :)
I love this! It's so hard to find a book with all the different styles of Chinese fashion. It seems a lot of them generalize. Thanks for this video. Keep making them!
Ming dynasty's male official clothing look really similar to the ones i saw in historical Korean dramas!
Male clothing of Korea, especially higher social classes(officials and scholars)'s, has actually been influenced by Ming clothing. However, I want you to know that earlier Ming female dress was the result of all the rage for Korean style clothing in Yuan dynasty. :)
Exactly what I thought.But Empress Ki, a Korean consort turned Empress of the Yuan Emperor did influence women's fashion as the othrr commentor said.
+kjkj927 Please explain the significance of the loose belt. It doesn't make sense to me. :)
Because Ming dynasty had huuuuuge influence on Korea. The relationship between China and Korea was really close at Ming dynasty.
That's because Korea which known as Goguryeo then, I think, was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. They even fought the Japanese together.
4:53 Hahahaha that was hilarious, Mike.
Modern Chinese Speaker thanks :-)
Your culture is beautiful ^^
Niebo Pandeh thanks :-)
I like the cloth of the emperoe
Thank you for making the parts one and two! They really help me with my ancient Chinese sketches! These videos are also very interesting! :D
So this just further proves that the Chinese invented everything; including style.
I like those in the Han and Tang dynasties~
It would be great if Chinese people can wear traditional clothes more frequently in weddings or important events, not just qipao but also Han/Tang fashions.
imagine how they felt with clothes like these in the Sun hhehehe... loving the Fashion once again, like how each Dynasty had there own style, each been unique and influencing the other (my opinion).... Can you guys do a video on the Hair styles.
And in the snow... some parts of China have winter, too, and I can't imagine how they manage to survive the cold... Though they wear furs.
i really think you need to read more. the weather during these days were not as hot as nowadays. or do you think the ancient guys were all idoits???
as for the one who said China has winter!!! hahaha, four seasons in a year is the natural rule in most of the places. read more.
沈杭燕 apparently your sense of humor is no longer available. But thanks for you critic though.
you are kidding? i did not get it. Sorry about that.
沈杭燕 I said the words 'I just can't imagine' since I live in a tropical country.
Chinese people can accept the Mongolians, you brought us different cultures elements in our tradition. :)
I cry myself because of the Qing dynasty and it's nastiness though.
You must be sad.
I love Qing Dynasty,'s fashion ( basing on the dramas I've seen ) and nothing could change that.
I've always loved the hanfu. I shudder at the thought of cheongsam now that I know its not my ethnic clothing(not to mention the number of Han Chinese whom were killed during Manchurian's occupation of China as they refused to shave their heads).
Nationalism is stupid. Chinese culture, like all others, is shaped by innumerable foreign elements and conquerors - you can never have a 'pure Chinese' ethnic clothing of your own. The cheongsam doesn't become better or worse because of who it came from. Killing people who refused to obey was normal at the time, Chinese people did it to each other, too.
Loveeee Ancient Chinese fashion!!!😄Please make more of these kind of videos!!!
I think traditional Chinese clothing is beautiful. Maybe even the most beautiful out there.
Except for the foot-binding thing. I feel sorry for them :/
I love this video so much, I am oversea Chinese and I am really glad to learn about my culture!
Can you guys do the same thing but with Chinese Music please
Yuan Dynasty Lady's Fashion = Princess Amidala
Foot binding actually began in the Song dynasty. The Qing dynasty tried to have it banned but it didn't get abolished until the 20th century.
I guess the western equivalent to foot binding would be corsets. Thank god we left both things behind.
I have always loved Ming Dynasty and Tang Dynasty clothing.
You guys are awesome! Thanks for making this. I love history and the history of fashion. You guys did a great job!
LOVE IT! Thanks for the Share! By watching this I now know which dressing is from which Dynasty! I love the Han, Tang, and Qing Dynasties. They're so fashionable!
1:40 Listening to how great the Mongols fashion history was after the 2024 Olympics caught me off guard. 😂
I'm not chinese,but love to watch chinese drama and read about dynastys.My most favorite chinese men's attire is ming dynasty's embroidered uniform guard officials...they were so elegant but powerful looking.😍😍😍😍😍
Loving the yuan dynasty leather outfits for man, the tang looks great too.
The ugly haircut for men in the qing has to be the worst.
Koren and Japanese's traditional clothing is learned from China. We hate QING DYNASTY and that style of clothing..
HAN FU( HAN TANG SONG MING DYNASTIS) is our REAL traditional clothing. But the sad thing is WESTERN PEOPLE alway thought they were KOREN or JAPANESE when they saw chinese people wearing HAN FU(han clothing).
jakefly8 So true.
So true! 32个赞！
jakefly8 right
jakefly8 right
jakefly8 This whole Han only thing is stupid. I support the Hanfu movement but its not reason to hate the Qipao or changsan. Though they mave have originate from Manchu rule, they were worn by both Han and Manchu peoples with the Modern tightfitting modern qipao very likely created by Han Chinese. It's very much both a combination of Han and Manchu. Afterall, China is not a ethnicity but a nation and the Han people are more of a culture than ethnicity. After all which Han Chinese are you? Shanghianese, Hakka, Hoklo, Catoneese plus dozens of other subgroups of Han Chinese. It's stupid to grip over petty things.
I love Ming Dynasty most! I even own several Ming style Hanfu.
I'm working on a Ming dynasty videogame, this is really helpful too, Ming were awesome
Thank you for Part Two!! I wish I learned about Chinese fashion in school... :(
I wish we could bring back traditional clothing
These 2 guys work well together! 👍
you could make a video about the different hairstyles the people wore :D i don't think many people know that there is a difference between a single woman and a married woman's hairstyle...
Thank you for uploading this! May I ask if you can cover both Korean and Japanese fashion throughout their history? I would like to learn more about them.
Dan is so funny in this vid.. LOL
i laugh so much when mike talk about the movie about one guy with long hair and innocently said " and he called the God of Whip"... LOL
my grandma said only wealthy women force to use that tiny shoes..
"You know what I liked? The hawk on the shoulder..." "No... Just stop." ... MULAN
i have a red with golden design qipao just like in the picture and the Tang Dynasty is my favorite fashion dynasty
Very good video, there’s not much material about ancient Chinese fashion on the internet
Love Tang Dynasty styles, gives off that fairy like auraaaa
I love the Song, Han and Qing Dynasty fashion...except fo the queue hairstyle 😍
id like to see chinese people dress like this in the west
iv never seen any chinese people wear traditional clothing
my parents are from Bangladesh and my mum still wears her sari
Bound feet started in the Song Dynasty. My great grandmother had them.
My friends and I like your guys' humor and how you play off each other's lines 😊
Really, really pretty clothing but those shoes and the feet binding is truely strange (unnecessarily painful) and a bit creepy.
Stéphanie OkHee arent you glad you did not live in china at that time? or maybe you were in a past life ;-)
it was very dangerous
one of ten girls died because of infections
i made an experiment in which i bound my feet in the same way they did
it is really painful and i had to stop it after half an hour cause my big toe was going to be blue
Stéphanie OkHee
bound feet came into fashion in the Song Dynasty unfortunately.
ironic that women now willingly wear mile high stiletto/platform heels- a modern form of feet torture.
Stéphanie OkHee The feet binding only became popular in the Ming/Qing dynasty for the wealth or high official family women as a type of status. Poor women often needs to work on the field or perform house work so they cannot afford the "luxury" of foot binding. I guess being poor has its advantage sometime.
pigboykool
feet binding became popular during the Song Dynasty.
Mike Chen was here!!!😊
lol! That cue that you mentioned as a whip was from the movie Master of Tai Chi hahaha by Jason Wujing....classic when I was a little kid.
LOL, love the note they ended on. Probably the most genuine thing he said the whole video, "There's some creepy posts on the internet about that stuff."
Wow, I never knew Qipao was actually a Manchurian invention... but yeah I learnt a lot from the videos! I was just wondering maybe you guys could make a video about the various parts of china & the regional languages/dialects used by the people there :D
I almost always like your videos before I even watch them :) keep em coming!
Amanda Harris thanks :-)
My mouth is still watering
Su Shi rocked!
I LOVE CHINESE FASHION!!! I wish to try it out one day xD
In fact, in the 5000 year history of China, it is best to look at the costumes in the Wei and Jin dynasties.
7:30 - 'You got the good-looking qipao, but I don't envy what you guys have to do to make yourself look good.' Actually, the qipao and bound feet never occurred together: the qipao was a Manchu dress, but Manchu women never bound their feet - foot binding is a native Han invention that started as early as the Song dynasty. So the Manchus had it right on both counts - as usual. :) Qing FTW!
Mongols is consider ethnic.... you guys should do a video, on how ethnic people contributed to the Chinese outfit... I am Miao/Hmong, and I know the Miaos in China has some elaborate outfit.
+ScorpiusTheScorpin I love Miao's outfits! And they always give me a sort of mysterious sense, maybe due to the legendary of sorcery....
Yeah, I'd love that too! I'm really interested in learning about all the other ethnic groups in China and everything! I love seeing how different group's culture are like, it always amazes me.
The Qipao and women Ming clothing were hella gorgeous!
thats amazing each dynasties looks beautiful, nice expanation
I did some research and found out there are two theories of where the hot pot came from, and neither of them indicates that they were brought to china by mongolians, one indicates its from the end of han dynasty and one indicates its from song dynasty
Can you guys talk about fashions from Chinese movies like Return of the Condor of Heroes? Not just fashion but lifestyle! Love your videos!
definitely very informative.
It will make watching ancient historical chinese dramas more interesting
I love 明朝
some it's my favorite dynasty
history of it is amazing and interesting
I love qipao! I've got a black one... a qin colour according the previous video :)
Dan looking particularly cute in this video :3
W.S Kim thanks :-)
Thank you for doing this vid =D
Gwen Ap Mannanan thanks for watching!
Mike and Dan~you guys are great; I am such a fan! Please, keep making more videos!
It would be awesome if you guys did a video explaining how the heck did that lily feet trend start. I think it is fascinating and interesting.
Love guys who know their history. ;)
This was great!
I like all of them ,so beautiful ❤
Binding the feet began in the Song dynasty.
Well... I guess I will try the tulip grass thing.
Awesome!! Yah!
i love these type of video!
Great music!
Should do a bit on the Maoist fashion of blue quasi military uniforms for all which was once common in the present Maoist Dynasty..
"Maoist fashion" ended before cold war did ;)
Thank u guys for doing this cool video!!
Very very cool!!!
Personally hate Qing dynasty's Fashion, so corny and losing the elegant of fairy-like clothing.
I think it is because the northerns turned to hold the power of government since around Ming dynasty and made some culture of southern disappeared.
I like zhou to Tong dynasties.
I'm agree. Qing dynasty's fashion looks terrible.
Considering the Qing emperors descended from Jurchens which were, I think, nomadic people like the Mongols and the Khitan, I don't think aesthetics were a big concern for them.
Y Zero For me Han dynasties fashion looks horrible, I hate the way it looks mystical and fairylike.
@@HattieMcDanielonaMoon ???
I hate the men hairstyle but other from that it one my favourite dynasty
the ming dynasty fashion looks similar to the korean emperors
i was thinking the same thing
Cuz Korea was one of the vassal states of Ming Dynasty, of course they adopted Ming dynasty's fashion.
韩国的不叫皇帝emperors！只能称呼王king。因为是藩属国，他们王继位要受明皇帝册封文书！习近平xijinping访问韩国时韩国就采用了明代时迎接明使臣时的仪式！
Joseon had kings
*****
Chinese considered the qing /manchu as barbarian conquerers.
Why is Hanfu no longer worn in this century? Quite complicated.1. Banned in Qing dynasty. Forced to chose between adopting Manchu fashion or execution.2. A lot of people can't afford it.3. Not convenient. Big sleeves? Long robes?4. Ancient people all had long hair. So a short haired guy wearing Hanfu would sort of ruin the temperament/ beauty.5. We don't even know the body posture and manners of ancient people. How they stand, sit, bow, etc.6. Wearing Hanfu would lead to people asking you if you are filming a drama or cosplaying.7. People on the street would either judge you or ask for a picture as if you're an animal from the zoo.
Nice video. I really like the yuan dynasty
you two are too funny ! keep it up and i cant wait to see more videos ~
higazekko thanks :-)
That hair whip though, lmaoo!
Man... i wish i could grow my hair long and use it as a whip
Did somebody say extreme Whiplash XD
Camren Davis Willow Smith 🙈🙈✨
I have been studying up on the Hanfu movement for some time but frankly though this has been rather informative on the periods I wish rather than these two articles I wish the articles had been done period by period explaining in more detail for example the Ruqun which goes back to the beginning, how many different types are there. From what I have been reading there are over a dozen different variations over the span of Chinese history or the Aoqun which dates to the Ming Dynasty. What I see here is extremely abridged.
Great job guys! Well done :)
Do shoes pleez I beg
Yeah I'm Mongolian. All those clothing from the mongol invasion looks so similar to Mongolian deel or robes
dan u look amazing really
The ming dynasty fashion reminds me of the clothes that are seen in historical Korean dramas.
It's because Korea was a tribute state of China
qipaos b looking fab tho soooooo pretty
i was waiting for the qi pao ;)
Mike making fun of dan had me dying