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Ancient Chinese Clothing

Ancient Chinese Clothing. By Briana Reid. Clothing Rules.

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Ancient Chinese Clothing

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  1. Ancient Chinese Clothing By Briana Reid

  2. Clothing Rules When clothing was made in China there were some rules about what you could wear, for example the color yellow was for the emperor only. Also poor people were only allowed to wear only blue or black clothing. This rule was made in the 500’s.

  3. Tree Main Types of Clothing When clothing was made in China there were three main types of clothing. They all featured a loose fit with a wide cut and roomy sleeves. The “pien-fu” was a ceremonial costume. it consisted of a tunic on top and a matched skirt or trousers on the bottom that reached the ankles. The “chong p’ao” was a one piece and it extended from the shoulders down to the heels. The most popular type of clothing worn was the shen-l” a combination of the pien-fu. The two pieces are sewn together to make a one piece garment to the chang-pu

  4. Silk Silk is a smooth shiny fabric that is made from something called silk worms. Silk worms are a kind of caterpillar that live in Mulberry trees. People in China have been making silk for 3,000 years.

  5. Cotton and Silk In the Yuan dynasty the Mongols brought cotton to China. At first people did not want to grow cotton, but then the Mongols destroyed the Mulberry trees that were needed to make silk.

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