Chinese Fashion Through the Dynasties

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  • Need some fashion inspiration? How about taking some tips from the ancient Chinese? Here’s a look at traditional Chinese clothing styles through the dynasties.
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Комментарии • 852

  • @testing2488
    @testing2488 10 лет назад +861

    Fun Fact: When watching Chinese drama that take place in ancient China, ever notice that when ever a general or visitor reports to the emperor, they have to flick their hands in a downward fashion before bowing? This was to show that they did not carry and concealed weapons (knifes, swords, darts, etc.) up their sleeves.

    • @foreverinbloom14
      @foreverinbloom14 10 лет назад +69

      That is actually pretty cool. Never really thought about it until now 😭

    • @IluvHKong
      @IluvHKong 10 лет назад +17

      Interesting !

    • @chulinfei0508
      @chulinfei0508 9 лет назад +31

      还有一点是表示对皇帝的尊重象征性的挥掉尘埃

    • @biggusballuz5405
      @biggusballuz5405 9 лет назад +30

      Only during the Qing dynasty.

    • @prettypapiiflackoha162
      @prettypapiiflackoha162 7 лет назад +2

      testing2488 i been notice

  • @GirtheAlienGoldfish
    @GirtheAlienGoldfish 8 лет назад +357

    The Tang Dynasty dresses were so gorgeous... o - o I want to wear one.

    • @laurab659
      @laurab659 8 лет назад +5

      Same, that would be soooo cool! Is there a festival where you can do this or something like that? I really hope so!

    • @GirtheAlienGoldfish
      @GirtheAlienGoldfish 8 лет назад +3

      Yoongis GhostieGirlfriend
      I think there are replicas.

    • @Elleyferranis
      @Elleyferranis 8 лет назад +7

      Me too. I am Vietnamese but I recently got married to my chinese husband. His dad wanted to have me fly to china and wanted to get me a chinese wedding dress. I wanted one like in the Tang dynasty but he said those are olden time and didn't want me to wear it. =( Just going to wear a red qipao.

    • @avalee4367
      @avalee4367 8 лет назад +8

      actually you can order one on Chinese online shop

    • @xinchen6533
      @xinchen6533 7 лет назад +2

      that's not easy to find...but han dynasty clothing can be found much easier.

  • @johnnythao
    @johnnythao 9 лет назад +254

    The information in this video is nessasary and needed for Hollywood filmmakers who get every outfit wrong while making Chinese/Asian theme films. Last I checked Qipaos and Kimono's did not exist during the Qin Dynasty era.

    • @angeliquewu8318
      @angeliquewu8318 3 года назад

      Ew what movie did that???

    • @johnnythao
      @johnnythao 3 года назад +14

      @@angeliquewu8318 There is a few, but the easiest one to see online was a "Xena:Warrior Princess" episode where she traveled "East to Great Chin(aka Great Qin Dynasty)" and you can clearly see the esthetics were completely messed up with modern Qipao's and Imperial's dressed like Fu Manchu and women with Ming Dynasty neck collars. LOL!

    • @angeliquewu8318
      @angeliquewu8318 3 года назад +2

      @@johnnythao Oh no..... 😫😫😑😑

    • @jeanmunoz6953
      @jeanmunoz6953 3 года назад

      @@johnnythao 那个时候还没有日本

    • @sophiejones3554
      @sophiejones3554 6 месяцев назад

      True, in a roundabout way. It's not that Hollywood designers can't use wikipedia (the Chinese diaspora community is very very good about making wikipedia articles you can find out pretty much anything about historical China on there despite modern mainland China pretending it doesn't exist). What is true is that they don't care about accurate representation: their overriding concern is that the actresses look sexy. They also correctly assume that the people who matter, their target audience and the critics, won't know any better. You'll note they tend to be more accurate with the menswear, ya know... because girls don't buy movie tickets in the minds of Hollywood execs.

  • @ROCKSTAR3291
    @ROCKSTAR3291 9 лет назад +569

    Chinese women look very beautiful in traditional clothes. You can see that Chinese actresses look better in ancient dramas than in real life.

  • @airstyles1989
    @airstyles1989 9 лет назад +1175

    Imagine if China somehow revive their traditional fashion, and when you visit China, you see traditional clothing everywhere...
    It'd be like going into a video game.

    • @TrustRyan
      @TrustRyan 9 лет назад +31

      AirStyles VN It will never happen because of the CCP.

    • @sejalvshah
      @sejalvshah 9 лет назад +33

      Parts of Japan actually are vaguely full of Kimonos, Yukatas, and Furisodes/Wakkiakes.

    • @mrthatguyam
      @mrthatguyam 9 лет назад +12

      +A Proud Chinese Who Loves China But Hates The Chinese Communist Party (PLEASE READ MY G+ PROFILE!) 〈 Communist Party is the best.

    • @TrustRyan
      @TrustRyan 9 лет назад +7

      mrthatguyam Yeah! +¥0.50

    • @TheSaneHatter
      @TheSaneHatter 9 лет назад +43

      +AirStyles VN There is, in fact, a small subculture of Chinese who have revived "hanfu" (as named at 3:25), one large enough that they even have regular fashion shows. Look up "hanfu" on RUclips, and you can see it in action.

  • @jinnie_athome
    @jinnie_athome 10 лет назад +970

    I wish chinese people could wear these traditional clothes regularly just like how the japanese wearing their kimonos.

    • @MRKLBS
      @MRKLBS 10 лет назад +93

      yeah, Japanese wear kimonos and Korean wear hanbok on special ocasions, what about China? D:?

    • @evildesu
      @evildesu 10 лет назад +141

      Samurai Sakura"I'm not even Chinese". Yes you're not Chinese, the allure of exotic clothing like the Cheongsam and Qipao makes it look fashionable and attractive. You wear them since in the Western world, we are starting to see traditional Asian clothing as more fashionable. Just because you wear them, doesn't mean the everyday Chinese wear them, and I must say, I've never really seen any Chinese people wear them. They probably do for formal occasions but even then, most probably go for Western style clothing. Also Yukata are only worn in the summer due to its light material. Kimono are worn on special occasions like they said, primarily weddings and other formal gatherings. Hope you learn something new today

    • @wubaduckie
      @wubaduckie 10 лет назад +60

      Samurai Sakura The Qipao/Cheongsam are pretty but it's not something most Chinese people are attached to like the Japanese with their kimono and yukata and the Korean with the hanbok. I'm not sure how to explain it... the yukata and kimono and the hanbok are traditional cultural images that the young still enjoy and they seem to have more "life" (... I guess I mean more appreciation in general). Kimono, yukata and hanbok remain quite traditional but there are ongoing trends that keep it fashionable. You have fashion shows for those traditional clothes (mostly the kimono and hanbok, but Japanese street fashion brands also release their versions of yukata). Ok, not to say that the Qipao isn't fashionable but it's bigger of an icon in the Western world and I think because it's relatively new compared to the kimono and the hanbok, it just doesn't have the same appeal. Also... not everyone can pull off the Qipao.
      There is the hanfu movement that aims to bring it back but I'm not sure how popular it is. There's no "modern relevance" to the hanfu (thanks Wiki... I think that sums up what I was trying to say). It has a lot of history but it's been out of fashion for so long... it just seems like people wear it for the nostalgia because the tradition of wearing the clothes was lost when they banned it. I gotta say that I love the Tang dynasty dresses very much though - they look so airy.

    • @jenny7_hi
      @jenny7_hi 10 лет назад +98

      Samurai Sakura Also, technically, the qipao isn't purely Chinese. Or I should say, it's not purely Han. It was the clothing style of the Manchurians in the Qing Dynasty when they took over China, and since it was the last dynasty, the hanfu from previous dynasties basically just disappeared.
      But I think it would be awesome if wearing hanfu in normal life became relatively normal... like how some older Indians wear saris outside all the time. It wouldn't be the most practical though, since there's so many layers in hanfu, but it would certainly be pretty awesome :D

    • @Omegaures
      @Omegaures 10 лет назад +17

      If you want to wear that stuff just wear it. Others won't tell you off just because they don't.

  • @gogumadalpaengi
    @gogumadalpaengi 10 лет назад +324

    Man, what would I do to wear one of those dresses for a day...

    • @NTDOffTheGreatWall
      @NTDOffTheGreatWall  10 лет назад +27

      Stéphanie Klein you can buy these :-)

    • @katarzynamatracz4011
      @katarzynamatracz4011 8 лет назад +9

      I wanna wear these for a day

    • @laurab659
      @laurab659 8 лет назад +10

      I'd love to do this with the matching hairstyle!

    • @leelilac4869
      @leelilac4869 3 года назад

      I think you can rent them when you join some festival of china.

    • @trtidk8305
      @trtidk8305 2 года назад

      @@NTDOffTheGreatWall where

  • @chrissy1109
    @chrissy1109 3 года назад +68

    0:39- XIA & SHANG DYNASTIES
    1:02- ZHOU DYNASTY
    2:03-QIN DYNASTY
    3:11- HAN DYNASTY
    4:43- TANG DYNASTY

    • @justchillandbreath5070
      @justchillandbreath5070 2 года назад +4

      Thanks!

    • @durudcapacity7458
      @durudcapacity7458 2 года назад

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  • @TheTamago
    @TheTamago 8 лет назад +340

    I hate the western style, chinese fashion is SO awesome ! I'm not even Chinese, i'm just an admirer

    • @Elleyferranis
      @Elleyferranis 7 лет назад +29

      Well this was back in the day. Chinese people generally wear similar clothes to us except on special occasions. I do agree though that I would rather wear stuff like this then stuff of the norm today. =(

    • @iamnoone348
      @iamnoone348 6 лет назад +23

      Greek and Roman clothing are also beautiful, I also like the Baroque, Rococo and Victorian styles.

    • @DerMessiasderSatire
      @DerMessiasderSatire 6 лет назад +2

      Elle Ferranis About 60 years ago that was different.

    • @aygulmemet4201
      @aygulmemet4201 6 лет назад +13

      You can buy these clothes online. I want to wear one too but I’m so tan, I might look weird in them 😂

    • @user-di2on5gl2d
      @user-di2on5gl2d 5 лет назад +3

      More like layer robes.

  • @beckthejaammer7710
    @beckthejaammer7710 6 лет назад +20

    Im Chinese, but i only speak cantonese and based on what my parents have told me, im descended from the Han era. I live in america, but I used to wear a lot of hanfu outfits when i was smaller for special occasions. Nowadays, i see less and less chinese get so traditional and my parents eventually stopped having me wear them. Gotta admit. The material was hella soft and I LUVED IT ❤

    • @RADICALFLOAT95
      @RADICALFLOAT95 7 месяцев назад

      I actually genuinely agree with you

  • @amberong7649
    @amberong7649 10 лет назад +183

    Chinese culture is just so beautiful.

  • @YummYakitori
    @YummYakitori 10 лет назад +201

    Sadly later during the Qing Dynasty (清朝) which started in 1644 AD, the ethnic Manchu nomads from the north invaded and they forced Chinese males to plait their hair into pigtails and forced everyone to wear the Manchu traditional costume - known as Pao (袍).
    Nonetheless, the Chinese Tang Dynasty Hanfu (唐朝漢服) had influenced the Japanese Kimono and the Chinese Ming Dynasty Hanfu (明朝漢服) had also influenced the Korean Hanbok.

    • @zeiitgeist
      @zeiitgeist 10 лет назад +5

      YummYakitori Wrong the manchus didnt force anyone to wear "Manchu(?)" clothing but dorgon, the defacto power did start the queue edict for males and
      uniform requirements for Han banner men to differentiate ally han chinese defectors in their army either
      ways no Chinese sources said anything about manchus wearing a different
      clothing from the han chinese; the manchu were wearing yuanlinghan like
      the chinese. Even if the theory of the han being forced doesn't
      explain why most of the ethnic minorities like the mongols or miao dress
      in the [manchu] clothing.

    • @ashaj7095
      @ashaj7095 9 лет назад +19

      zeiitgeist
      The shape and form for Han clothing is radically distinct from Manchu clothing.

    • @zeiitgeist
      @zeiitgeist 9 лет назад +1

      asha J Their forms are not that different from Ming Dynasty clothing especially the early times instead of late Qing clothing.

    • @martjnmao9815
      @martjnmao9815 9 лет назад

      YummYakitori In fact the Manchurian clothings are strongly influenced -if not a directly variant of- the Hanfu

    • @Flude12
      @Flude12 9 лет назад +1

      Martjn Mao It has some influences alright, but it is not the descendent/variant of the hanfu, kimono/hanbok is.

  • @순두부찌개한개
    @순두부찌개한개 4 года назад +20

    I love Tang dynasty too
    It's a whole fashion week. And I especially love historical drama set at that time.

  • @blackwidow9592
    @blackwidow9592 7 лет назад +24

    I love the Tang dynasty fashion because of the series "The Empress of China" Like seriously the fashion in that era is just enchanting. Honestly, between (korea, japan and china) I have always been a fan of the Chinese traditional clothing especially the Tang fashion. It's just flowy and elegant.

  • @Tekhelet75
    @Tekhelet75 8 лет назад +83

    I actually like the Han dynasty fashion even though it was more conservative than Tang's. Would love to see a resurgence of Hanfu in China whereby more would dress like ancient days. It's gorgeous

    • @ZenoMaximus
      @ZenoMaximus 8 лет назад +12

      Actually, it is happening now.

    • @saraishinisayoutubetroll3720
      @saraishinisayoutubetroll3720 7 лет назад +7

      Tekhelet75. its happening, the government is spending millions on ming and Confucius tradition, and also a lot of Chinese drama movies and shows Hanfu clothing

    • @シンジ碇-f8o
      @シンジ碇-f8o 7 лет назад +3

      Sarai Shin is a youtube troll + But they are still spending much on drama shows set in the Qing era as well. Besides, China’s drama shows have yet to break into the Western export market, so even if those shows are being produced currently, it is not leading to much international awareness of the hanfu

  • @PokeTomodachi
    @PokeTomodachi 10 лет назад +192

    I'm proud of this Han Chinese culture.
    Hanfu is so...you know...Awesome !
    Japanese Kimono is origin come from Hanfu. ( Since Tang Dynasty ).
    Also, Korean Hanbok is origin come from Ming Dynasty.
    Kimono and Hanbok is connect with Hanfu.

    • @feintatlas8594
      @feintatlas8594 6 лет назад +63

      Jacky Phantom uh... you might want to do more research then. The kimono and hanbok sharing similarities with the Hanfu isn’t just a “coincidence”, the Japanese and Korean took major inspiration from it. It’s just like how the Japanese use Kanji, and how Japanese culture holds so much in common with Chinese culture. Korea used to use chinese characters on a daily basis as well, now that they have their own alphabet they only use chinese characters for higher levels of education. East Asia in general was extremely influenced by China because it was the oldest and most advanced civilization at the time, all the way up until Manchuria screwed it over. You can’t just say “I’m pretty sure the Japanese came up with it themselves” and ignore history. The Japanese made their own version of the Hanfu and later refined it into the Kimono. Even the Maiko make up style in japan is inspired by the make up styles used in Peking Opera. The Japanese sent scholars over to China to learn the language and culture and they brought it back to japan with them, I can guarantee you any similarity you see between Chinese and Japanese culture is no coincidence.

    • @arifinumar2099
      @arifinumar2099 6 лет назад +30

      Jacky Phantom Do you know that kimono is called gofuku by japanese which means the cloth of people from go country. Go is a country located in China during ancient times.

    • @apple-eg5xl
      @apple-eg5xl 4 года назад +21

      @Jacky Phantom the fact is that ancient Japan and Korea were influenced by Ancient China in many ways from language, culture, clothing, food, etc. That's just how it is. (key word: influenced). Just like how today, Korea and Japan influence China with their makeup, fashion, entertainment, etc. trends. Nothing shameful or wrong about it.

    • @etoilli
      @etoilli 4 года назад +5

      Hanbok was influenced by Tang and Song, not Ming. Actually, Ming dress was influenced by Korea not reverse.
      That's cultural circulation.

    • @AZ-ee8vq
      @AZ-ee8vq 3 года назад +4

      @@etoilli False! You can learn some trues by this:ruclips.net/video/Wd6Z2ZOzbOY/видео.html

  • @NTDOffTheGreatWall
    @NTDOffTheGreatWall  10 лет назад +81

    HEY EVERYONE!!!!
    glad so many of you liked this video. We already filmed part 2 which will cover the rest of the Dynasties...stay tuned :-)

    • @yuvalmilman4282
      @yuvalmilman4282 10 лет назад +1

      thanks so much! i did wonder why you stopped mid way, now i cant wait for it to come out! for me, reading wikipedia values about these sorts of things is very interesting, so getting the information in this form of media is just amazing =]

    • @ikelly77
      @ikelly77 10 лет назад

      Awh what! super cool! Who draws these illustrations? o.o

    • @NTDOffTheGreatWall
      @NTDOffTheGreatWall  10 лет назад +1

      Kelly Chen our friend flora :-)

    • @JoannaDey
      @JoannaDey 9 лет назад

      Great piece of history of ancient fashion & habits! I will share it for sure with fans of FashionPassion! Thank you a lot!

    • @chaosgoettin
      @chaosgoettin 9 лет назад

      Off the Great Wall I´d love to see of every explanation you brought up an example like the fotos you shown. that would be awesome :)

  • @cwlau4172
    @cwlau4172 8 лет назад +63

    Actually , yellow became Emperor's private was only started at Tang dynasty , before that Chinese emperor mostly wear black and red .

    • @nancyhuang8560
      @nancyhuang8560 8 лет назад +5

      Wait, I thought yellow didn't become official color for emperors until Qing dynasty.

    • @cwlau4172
      @cwlau4172 8 лет назад +4

      Thats bright yellow , close to gold.

    • @danielchiaszehann9141
      @danielchiaszehann9141 5 лет назад

      @LOCK FUTURE 人家傻啊自己华人不懂华人文化历史那还做什么华人

    • @newname3718
      @newname3718 4 года назад +1

      Dark colour naturally look more reliable, and harder to dye. So only the rich and powerful can get them. Yellow was at a time associated to soil dirtied colour so only the lower rank workers naturally have them.

    • @sgcl10658
      @sgcl10658 3 года назад

      @@nancyhuang8560 No if you look at Taizong emperor painting, he is in yellow robe and Emperor Wu of Han's painting, he is in black robe.

  • @sailormoonserenity99
    @sailormoonserenity99 9 лет назад +131

    Any hope for a return to tang fashion?

    • @aygulmemet4201
      @aygulmemet4201 6 лет назад +10

      There’s actually a hanfu line called Return to Tang Han 😂👌 you can find it on taobao

    • @shirleyzhang2997
      @shirleyzhang2997 6 лет назад

      sailormoonserenity99 lol ask the government about that

    • @melodyormelory2289
      @melodyormelory2289 13 дней назад

      ​@@shirleyzhang2997 the gov actually encourage people to embrace it 😂🤭🤣🤭

  • @ratnashdimera
    @ratnashdimera 4 года назад +12

    When I visited China last year, I wore ancient Chinese inspired robes all over Beijing.
    The reactions I got were positive.

  • @cool_kai3298
    @cool_kai3298 4 года назад +9

    I love the Chinese and Japanese fashion! So pretty!

  • @ameiamber6528
    @ameiamber6528 8 лет назад +43

    I love watching these series. They're easy to watch and I learn so much about the history and culture, which I think is really important, especially the westernized Asians nowadays because a lot start to forget their roots. Thanks for making these (y)

    • @bijoydasudiya
      @bijoydasudiya 6 лет назад +1

      I'd love to wear Hanfu or other Chinese HongKong or Cantonese dresses the one which are shown in Kungfu movies.

  • @user-di2on5gl2d
    @user-di2on5gl2d 5 лет назад +3

    As a teenager when I performed Chinese classical dances, I loved the costumes from the Tang Dynasty. So colorful and beautiful.

  • @JenIsHungry
    @JenIsHungry 10 лет назад +83

    sooo pretty! If it was socially acceptable im pretty sure id wear any of those styles quite often.

    • @tylerlee2562
      @tylerlee2562 10 лет назад +14

      There is a movement in china trying to make the hanfu back in style. In what ways I fully support!

    • @NTDOffTheGreatWall
      @NTDOffTheGreatWall  10 лет назад +11

      Ricecake ppl can def wear these now...would be awesome!

    • @JenIsHungry
      @JenIsHungry 10 лет назад +3

      Im pretty sure id get a lot of dirty looks, and probably comments, due to the fact that im not Chinese. I get enough weird looks when I shop at the Asian market haha

    • @TheElectricTurtle
      @TheElectricTurtle 10 лет назад +10

      Ricecake I'm not Chinese and have worn hanfu. I have been laughed at by Chinese people, but I'm still standing :P
      (I shrugged it off at the time, but I should have laughed back at them and asked why it's funny that I wear "their" clothes while they've been wearing "my" clothes their whole lives... what good is culture if other people don't care about it and want to emulate it or embody it?)

    • @jasminelau5489
      @jasminelau5489 9 лет назад +3

      Dont worry, im chinese myself and im also embarassed to wear those clothes since some of them are too shot for me lol. But im sort of into the japanese fashion and western fashion so i get embarassed of people calling me a Wapanese or a Weaboo i just really love the style. Espicially the harajuku fashion, so dont wprry even chinese get embarassed of wearing our own clothes and other cultures too.

  • @starlessartemis
    @starlessartemis 10 лет назад +11

    That was very fascinating! Love learning about ancient Chinese history. The fashion was gorgeous!

  • @kenichi7371
    @kenichi7371 10 лет назад +3

    you guys did a great job exposing the Chinese history and culture, hopefully people start noticing and start using off the great videos in Chinese classes for westerners, The class would be much more fun.

  • @thornados4969
    @thornados4969 Год назад +1

    mike is getting versatile not only good in hosting food eating but also chinese history.

  • @tiffanyacuff9450
    @tiffanyacuff9450 10 лет назад +22

    Beautiful! I personally love loose, flowing clothing. And I say, bring back dresses for men. Beats the skinny jeans.

  • @elainecheer13
    @elainecheer13 10 лет назад +19

    Yeah, I also think that the Tang Dynasty have a really nice clothing fashion..

    • @psypsy751
      @psypsy751 10 лет назад +3

      And they had some of the coolest swords ever made too!

  • @Emy0904...
    @Emy0904... Год назад +2

    This is very interesting, I think that the ancient Chinese fashion is so beautiful. ❤

  • @JadeCaro
    @JadeCaro 10 лет назад +4

    OMG!!! You guys are so awesome for making this video! I've always been fascinated by Chinese traditional clothing. I used to draw traditional clothes very often as a kid because they are so beautiful. Also because my family watches many Chinese period dramas lol (like 四大才子)

    • @NTDOffTheGreatWall
      @NTDOffTheGreatWall  10 лет назад +1

      JCarolR awesome! we always hope these cloths could make a comback

  • @elisel8828
    @elisel8828 3 года назад +1

    I found this video 6 years later but I love it! Thank you for the videos

  • @PrettyMylee
    @PrettyMylee 10 лет назад +5

    I totally agree with MIKE about the TANG DYNASTY outfits for the woman. It so beautiful.

    • @NTDOffTheGreatWall
      @NTDOffTheGreatWall  10 лет назад +1

      PrettyMylee #teammike

    • @PrettyMylee
      @PrettyMylee 10 лет назад

      :)

    • @PiretBCN
      @PiretBCN 7 лет назад

      Tang dynasty was the most open of Chinese dynasties. Therefore it makes sense its fashions look better - they are more Western..er..global.
      Tang dynasty was also very anti-death penalty btw. Much better than modern China. Tang dynasty used the same penalty modern China uses against "misbehaving" Westerners - exile.
      Most Westerners when they think of Chinese culture think of Tang (poetry) and Ming (vases).

    • @vilx1308
      @vilx1308 7 лет назад

      PiretBCN western? what u think those middle age barbaric ish western people dress like?

  • @samanthalee1862
    @samanthalee1862 3 года назад +3

    As a manhua reader(Chinese comics) their video's is really interesting for me 👀✨

  • @SeiraChii
    @SeiraChii 10 лет назад +6

    love this video! I also love the chinese history and seeing this makes me even love it more! haha. I don't know much about the chinese history, but whenever I read about it I like it. Great video guys keep up the good work!

  • @kungfucooking7567
    @kungfucooking7567 8 лет назад +7

    In fact, in the 5000 year history of China, it is best to look at the costumes in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

  • @mleung25
    @mleung25 10 лет назад +1

    Can't wait for part 2 - I love traditional clothing!

  • @axismundi8
    @axismundi8 Год назад +1

    Wow. What fabulous clothes! Thanks. ❤️👏

  • @argentanita
    @argentanita 10 лет назад +39

    Chinese people should dress like this

    • @NTDOffTheGreatWall
      @NTDOffTheGreatWall  10 лет назад +17

      Ana Belén Ruiz agreed!

    • @Miqilin7
      @Miqilin7 10 лет назад +28

      This is real Chinese clothing. Not the ones you see people wear during Chinese New Year/Lunar festival.
      Those are Manchu barbarian clothings from the north. There's a big difference.

    • @Hdjsejeii
      @Hdjsejeii 4 года назад +2

      Oh gods I’m imagining walking around in those
      They are pretty tho

    • @nxttimx3801
      @nxttimx3801 4 года назад +1

      We used to...

    • @vvmn9442
      @vvmn9442 4 года назад +1

      I want to when i get enough money to buy my own

  • @saint1492
    @saint1492 10 лет назад +5

    Hi Chens, U guys have done a lot of research to compile this video. Thanks, Love it.

  • @mayseylu
    @mayseylu 10 лет назад +1

    Ancient Chinese fashion is so beautiful

  • @xenonexy
    @xenonexy 8 лет назад +28

    however, nowadays these clothing are only alive in Japan in a Japan style owing to so many tragedies in China history (especially Qing Dynasty established by Nomads, and Communist party).

    • @athenscai2254
      @athenscai2254 8 лет назад +26

      Actually a lot of Chinese is trying to bring it back and it's getting attention from people now

    • @tinahu90
      @tinahu90 8 лет назад +5

      because the communist party ruins everything.

    • @chenzhao7342
      @chenzhao7342 8 лет назад +20

      +ZeSandvich It is because the last dynasty was Qing, and they wore chipao. In roc era, chipao was very popular among ladies. That mislead ppl think chipao is the traditional chinese clothes, but actually that's not han clothes.

    • @ohfuck6958
      @ohfuck6958 6 лет назад +3

      Yeah, tragedy is now happening in China like some of the old times because of their curent government and I believe just like the old times in China, I believe that China once again will be prosperous, beautiful and great nation again in the far future just like some of the old dynasties. Cycle is happening and the history repeats itself.

    • @mingyang961
      @mingyang961 5 лет назад +1

      Actually these traditional clothing are really popular in China, especially the mainland cities. It is a kinda of fashion in young people. But it is quite expensive( just like good kimonos)so people cannot wear these clothes everyday

  • @DarthJF
    @DarthJF 10 лет назад +3

    Yeah, Tang fashion was fabulous.
    Btw, that Tang bun fashion hairstyle got to Japan as well, but later Japanese court women had a "fashion rebellion" against imported styles, and started growing their hair straight and really long. That's why you can see women in old Japanese paintings with really long black hair. Pretty interesting how all these things are connected.

  • @RADICALFLOAT95
    @RADICALFLOAT95 7 месяцев назад +2

    This video is actually genuinely underated and damm and this is actually the actual real China that the actual American and British BBC propaganda mainstream media actually don't show you is actually really like and actually capable of actually doing and damm and this is actually also the real Chinese culture.

  • @sweet158
    @sweet158 10 лет назад +4

    love your videos. can you do one on ancient chinese emperors, and how the last emperor ended. love learning about chinese history.

  • @piedwagtailrameau
    @piedwagtailrameau 10 лет назад +31

    I love to live in ancient China

  • @happy_bubble7
    @happy_bubble7 Год назад +1

    These Chinese fashions were easily some of the best fashions in history.

  • @haiyinyang7724
    @haiyinyang7724 3 года назад +9

    So glad to see people appreciate Chinese clothing and acknowledge that these are indeed from China! Believe or not, there are people trying to steal these history from us...

    • @洛神·賦
      @洛神·賦 2 года назад +1

      You are right, thieves are very shameful

    • @adaada4523
      @adaada4523 2 года назад +2

      Koreans are appropriating Hanfu in their Korean dramas

  • @hchcey
    @hchcey 2 года назад

    love you guys and LOVE this episode! 多謝晒呀師兄!

  • @ikelly77
    @ikelly77 10 лет назад +15

    can we rewind back in time so I have an excuse to wear some of these everyday? XD

  • @julienguyen6686
    @julienguyen6686 10 лет назад +1

    When they mention all of the dynasty... I freaked myself out by actually knowing and recognizing the dynasties! History, what have you done to me?!! >

  • @lizardqueen47
    @lizardqueen47 7 лет назад +3

    I love y'alls channel and adore Asian history and culture! I was wondering if you could do a video on the music and poems of China? And of course, Chinese Opera

    • @invalidtype4103
      @invalidtype4103 6 лет назад

      Chinese poetry are in general quite hard to translate into english.

  • @huangjingzhao8430
    @huangjingzhao8430 3 года назад

    What a great way to introduce ancient Chinese clothing over Dynasty.

  • @inactiveandsavedforarchive9312
    @inactiveandsavedforarchive9312 8 лет назад

    WHY CAN'T I ESCAPE FROM YOUR CHANNEL!? I KEEP COMING BACK!

  • @Neopets4Life494
    @Neopets4Life494 10 лет назад +1

    Those Tang Dynasty female outfits are absolutely gorgeous! :D
    It makes me wish we were able to wear them in public as the normal clothing trend... I would definitely want to wear one of those outfits even though im not Chinese (or Asian for that matter).

  • @dreamxpaili
    @dreamxpaili 10 лет назад +2

    this is awesome! i love it!!! please continue to do more chinese history videos!!

  • @GeorgiaCarolina298
    @GeorgiaCarolina298 2 месяца назад +1

    A dress jacket/jacket dress is still remaining with the different styles for the businesses, services, professions, and of course, parties in many years.

  • @DannyBoo242
    @DannyBoo242 9 лет назад

    I really love how much i learn from these videos

  • @binbinhu685
    @binbinhu685 3 года назад +1

    明朝的端庄大气,宋朝的温婉儒雅,唐朝的百花齐放!各个朝代都有不同的特色

  • @nangsengkukoi6088
    @nangsengkukoi6088 7 месяцев назад +1

    My ancesters were came to india from china almost thousand years ago. They were from zhou(chow) dinasty. we still write 'chow' in front of our name. we widely known as Tai(Dai) Ahom❤🎉

  • @xxvietnamxx
    @xxvietnamxx 8 лет назад +8

    Tang dynasty fashion is the best.

  • @kimmykaguya5966
    @kimmykaguya5966 10 лет назад +1

    Tang clothing is so pretty and elegant.

  • @桑吉卓玛-y3b
    @桑吉卓玛-y3b Год назад

    I fall in love with Chinese traditional clothing Hanfu very much

  • @TheLincredible
    @TheLincredible 10 лет назад +5

    I really love the old Chinese fashion trend. Whenever I would watch some Chinese soap opera, I would always admire the women's beautiful clothing since I was little. It's beautifully designed and put together, colorful but not tacky. I've always wanted to wear one :(
    I've worn qipao, but it's too tight and uncomfortable... I don't really like it. I prefer loose, flowy clothing

  • @SunnyChangUSA
    @SunnyChangUSA 9 лет назад

    Love the Tang Dynasty outfits too! Can't wait for the continuation episode to this video.

  • @bakitama
    @bakitama 7 месяцев назад +1

    Asia has many cultures, proud to be Asian. 🇮🇩❤️🇨🇳

  • @heyitsthatwolf
    @heyitsthatwolf 10 лет назад

    Agreed with Mike the long sleeve shirts are beautiful! I never understood fashion either.

  • @JishinimaTidehoshi
    @JishinimaTidehoshi 10 лет назад +1

    Hope there's a second part of this, it was so interesting! Also you guys should mention foot binding or "lotus feet", a crazy but important Chinese historical fact :)

  • @yuvalmilman4282
    @yuvalmilman4282 10 лет назад

    really really great video.. i love the format of this video (where you do a presentation but also talking in the background, instead of making it a full presentation without words), it is my favourite by far =] also the subject was really interesting

  • @robsweatherchannel
    @robsweatherchannel 6 лет назад +1

    Loved it! Really interesting, I am interested to wear Chinese clothing as I do lobe the texture, pattern and love the culture as well.

  • @Roboboy-v6
    @Roboboy-v6 8 лет назад

    Tang dynasty dresses were so beautiful but in all honesty I think all dynasties are beautiful and unique in their own way so one isn't better than the other

  • @13Kr4zYAzN13
    @13Kr4zYAzN13 2 года назад

    Started reading the Hostage of Empire series, and these videos are giving me a good frame of reference for inspired clothing styles. Thank you lol

  • @XyPhEr5
    @XyPhEr5 10 лет назад +2

    Can you guys do a video on ethnic (Hui, Ugyhur etc) fashion through the dynasties too? It'd be cool and interesting to see some stuff that isn't all Han influenced.

  • @joycdsimpson2987
    @joycdsimpson2987 9 лет назад

    I liked seeing the fashion of the early centuries and how it has change today

  • @andycheung2853
    @andycheung2853 10 лет назад +1

    Can you guys also make a video on how the troops weapons & fashion are designed on each part of China? & tell us who's the general of that army to order their troops in a centuries ago

  • @Broochiere
    @Broochiere 3 месяца назад

    Where are these guys now?? Its been 9yrs... I used to watch them everyday when i was learninf about chinese dynasties...

  • @sincerelyaninsomniac...4314
    @sincerelyaninsomniac...4314 10 лет назад +6

    It's all soooo beautiful! I want some, I would wear it all to school and not care what anyone had to say! :-) :-)

  • @samistand03
    @samistand03 11 дней назад

    Thank you!! Looking for a good place to start for research for writing! Thank you:D

  • @Menosaverus
    @Menosaverus 5 лет назад

    I am mostly han chinese but my favourite style is the Tunguisic Manchu/Mongol attire. With the shaved tops and a long ponytail hidden under a fur circular hat with ribbons and a single one piece shirt.

  • @maye420
    @maye420 4 года назад +1

    Xia (2100 - 1600 BCE) & Shang (1600 - 1050 BCE)
    Zhou (1046 - 221 BCE)
    - yellow for emperor
    Qin (221 - 206 BCE)
    - red to black
    Han (206 BCE - 220 AD)
    - black to red
    - hanfu
    Tang (618 - 907 AD)
    - more stylish
    - big sleeved shirt
    but actually i was looking for when they started to shave their hair half bald..

  • @lindakola1224
    @lindakola1224 8 лет назад

    Omg I need this so much for dress up at school thank you soooo much
    I wish you guys didn't leave otgw

  • @aliceren775
    @aliceren775 10 лет назад

    Ha! I like the joke on Dan wearing the BLACK tuxedo jacket that he teased Mike about in the last episode :D

  • @gloprguicds
    @gloprguicds 9 лет назад +2

    wow... just wow... i hope our clothes are like that today though. it's really elegant and feminine... and just so beautiful

  • @jasmine9228
    @jasmine9228 10 лет назад +7

    Is there going to be a part 2? I'd really like it if you could talk a bit about qipaos as well. :)

  • @YummYakitori
    @YummYakitori 10 лет назад +1

    They adopted the Manchu traditional clothing and the females would wear huge headpieces with a peach flower in the middle and threads dangling down from the side. Clothing was the Pao (袍) which is pretty much like the Qipao (旗袍) u see today.

  • @eileenfabri5497
    @eileenfabri5497 2 года назад

    Since I'm the addopted son of Sifu Yee of American/Cantonese people, I prefer the southern style clothing. Love your stuff brothers!

  • @skyquest762
    @skyquest762 10 лет назад +4

    A place in Hong Kong, they have a store called Yesstyle.com. It's asian fashion and its pretty cool. I reconmend it for everybody who likes that type of style. (Not sponsored)

  • @valentinejill2950
    @valentinejill2950 6 лет назад

    great, now I have more materials. Tks, guys.

  • @dragnos1815
    @dragnos1815 8 лет назад +3

    I learned about these dynasties in school.

  • @bidelotha9953
    @bidelotha9953 6 лет назад

    I love the fact that you make facts sound so fun...

  • @ma-hw5cm
    @ma-hw5cm 10 лет назад

    I think dan and mike should dress up in all the different styles of clothing

  • @luvjohncena4ever
    @luvjohncena4ever 10 лет назад +2

    This was really interesting. Part 2 please :D

  • @ewasiao
    @ewasiao 10 лет назад

    love all your videos guys!!!

  • @Draco_stx
    @Draco_stx 5 лет назад

    I watched this video in my 6th grade french teachers class
    Yall made me take *ALOT OF NOTES* but this is still a great video!😊❤

  • @ahmadsafari8181
    @ahmadsafari8181 2 года назад

    I'm Persian from Afghanistan and I love Chinese 🇨🇳 cultures ❤🌹❤🙏

  • @mxrixm0
    @mxrixm0 8 лет назад

    Mike's faces at 1:54 after he said "I know you do" 😂😂😂😂

  • @IMusic0133
    @IMusic0133 10 лет назад

    Wow!!!!! I always thought that the fashions are different depends on were they live.

  • @chippyscribbles
    @chippyscribbles 9 лет назад +1

    Now I see where Toph Bei Fong's rich girl clothes came from.
    4:57 on the left. Looks very similar.

  • @justine3396
    @justine3396 7 лет назад +7

    Oh my god Chinese fashion is amazing ! I would really like to try on one of those dresses one day but since I'm a white girl I would look kinda dumb ...

    • @feetfinder9597
      @feetfinder9597 3 года назад +1

      i think people from other races wearing chinese clothing is fine! i think that it's cool to share culture sometimes :)

  • @skim2517
    @skim2517 3 года назад +1

    chinese hanfu is human treasure. connect us to somewhere some time long ago.