What did ancient people pay attention to?
In the Yuan Dynasty, officials wore dragonflies, pythons and satin clothes. The difference in grades was the number of dragonflies, which were divided into three, four and five grades. There are laws prohibiting them from being abused. This is still the case in Ming and Qing dynasties. The casual clothes of the Yuan Dynasty were also Tang and Song styles. Most people live at home, wearing more clothes and revealing more breasts; When going out, wear a helmet-type flanging hat or a four-sided hat made of fine rattan. Mongolian men often regard the top hair as a small lock hanging from the forehead, such as Momo style, and the rest hair is braided into two braids, wrapped in two big circles and hung behind their ears. Noble women must wear menstruation crowns; It is crowned with green and red velvet brocade and decorated with jade beads. It is about one foot high and bulges forward, resembling a straight-necked goose head. A commoner woman or maid, dressed in dark brown coarse cloth and a left-necked robe with a silk collar.
In the Ming dynasty, the emperor wore a dragon robe. According to legend, the costumes at that time were still yellow, starting from the Yellow Emperor. It is said that the Yellow Emperor wore yellow clothes and a yellow crown, so yellow was a positive color in ancient times. Use other colors as noise. Yellow symbolizes the emperor, and others are not allowed to wear yellow clothes. Why did the emperor monopolize yellow? Because the sun is yellow and the emperor is the sun on the earth. And yellow is often associated with the color of gold, which is precious, so yellow has a noble meaning. Emperors of all ages loved yellow, and when they ascended the throne, they were commonly called "yellow robe plus body".
People were forbidden to use yellow in the Ming Dynasty, and all yellows, including willow yellow, bright yellow and turmeric, were forbidden to be used by the people. In the Qing dynasty, only the emperor could use yellow. For example, during the Qianlong period, people were forbidden to use beige close to yellow. Others can only use it with the emperor's special gifts, such as a yellow jacket. Folk taboo yellow clothes, otherwise it will be regarded as "rebellion" and "usurpation".
The costumes of the Qing Dynasty are different from those of the Ming Dynasty. Men in the Ming Dynasty wore a bun and dressed generously. Generally speaking, their clothes are four feet wide and their sleeves are two feet wide. They are wearing big socks and shallow shoes. In the Qing dynasty, men shaved their heads and hung braids (shaved off the hair around them and hung it on their backs), with arrow-shaped horseshoe sleeves and deep shoes and tight socks. Officials in the Qing Dynasty made coats of azurite satin, satin and yarn, which were split at the front and back. The chest and back are decorated with "patches" (smaller than those in the Ming Dynasty), and only princes and kings can use circles. It is embroidered with various animal patterns. Civil servants embroider birds and military officers embroider beasts, which varies with grades.