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The Twelve Ornaments ( Chinese: 十二章; pinyin: Shí'èr zhāng) are a group of ancient Chinese symbols and designs that are considered highly auspicious. They were employed in the decoration of textile fabrics in ancient China, which signified authority and power, and were embroidered on vestments of state. [1]
In ancient China, auspicious ornaments were often either embroidered or woven into textile and clothing. [1] They are also used on religious and ritual clothing (e.g. Daojiao fushi which is Taoist clothing [3] : 101 and Chinese Buddhist clothing) and in Xifu, Chinese opera costumes. [4] Auspicious symbols and motifs continue to be used in ...
Daily wear of all male. Mini size, sometimes in shapes of Liangguan. [ 24] Adult. Five Dynasties - Ming. Chang Guan (长冠) Long Crown, also known as "Liu family crown" (刘氏冠) or "Magpie tail crown" (鹊尾冠). Designed and first worn by Emperor Gaozu of Han based on Chu headwear.
A list of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs, including decorative ornaments, patterns, auspicious symbols, and iconography elements, used in Chinese visual arts, sorted in different theme categories. Chinese symbols and motifs are more than decorative designs as they also hold symbolic but hidden meanings which have been used and ...
Hanfu accessories ( Chinese : 汉服配饰; pinyin : hànfú pèishì; lit. 'hanfu accessories') refers to the various form of fashion accessories and self-adornments used and worn with hanfu throughout Chinese history. Hanfu consists of many forms of miscellaneous accessories, such as jewellry, yaopei ( lit. 'waist ornaments'), ribbons, shawls ...
Hairpins are an important symbol in Chinese culture, [ 1 ] and are associated with many Chinese cultural traditions and customs. [ 6 ] They were also used as every day hair ornaments in ancient China; [ 3 ] all Chinese women would wear a hairpin, regardless of their social rank. [ 7 ] The materials, elaborateness of the hairpin's ornaments, and ...
Hanfu comprises all traditional clothing classifications of the Han Chinese with a recorded history of more than three millennia. [15] [16] Each succeeding dynasty produced their own distinctive dress codes, reflecting the socio-cultural environment of the times. [17] [18] Clothing made of silk was initially used for decorative and ceremonial ...
Chinese character Qi (气), Spring and Autumn period The clouds physical characteristics (being wispy and vaporous in nature) were associated with the Taoist concept of qi (气; 氣), especially yuanqi, [3]: 133 and the cosmological forces at work; [1] [note 4] i.e. the yuanqi was the origins of the Heavens and Earth, and all things were created from the interaction between the yin and yang.