Who was the first king to wear a yellow dragon robe? When did the yellow dragon robe first appear?
We can also see in TV dramas that ancient monarchs wore yellow dragon robes, and others were not allowed to wear bright yellow clothes or clothes embroidered with dragon patterns. This has become A symbol of the monarch. Many people don't know why only monarchs can wear bright yellow clothes. In fact, it is because the pronunciation of yellow "黄" and "黄" are the same, so if ordinary people wear yellow clothes, it is transgression. And dragon means "true dragon emperor", so of course ordinary people cannot use it.
Originally, starting from Yingzheng of the Qin Dynasty, black people were believed in. Ying Zheng believes that the color black is very noble, and Ying Zheng is a person who likes to read Feng Shui. Someone told him that the attribute of the Qin Dynasty is water, and the corresponding attribute of black is also water, so Ying Zheng believes that black will complement his rule. So his clothes were all black. This habit lasted until Liu Heng became the monarch.
When Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty Liu Heng was on the throne, he gave up black as the representative color of monarch power and began to choose to wear bright yellow clothes, and embroidered dragon patterns on the clothes. In ancient times, people believed that the dragon was a mythical animal that represented auspiciousness and nobility, so only monarchs could decorate their clothes with dragon patterns. Starting from Emperor Liu Heng of Han Dynasty, monarchs have continued the habit of wearing yellow dragon robes from generation to generation, which is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to wear.
Tang Gaozu once told the world not to wear yellow clothes. He also specifically said that yellow is the color of the monarch and is the representative of the monarch. This move further made it clear that yellow is a symbol of monarch power. If someone wears bright yellow clothes or dragon robes, he or she is rebellious and will be punished and beheaded. There are also rumors that during the Yongzheng period, Nian Gengyao boldly put on the yellow mantle given to him by Yongzheng, which accelerated his death. When people today talk about history, if they say "yellow robe", it means that this person became a monarch.