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The Emperor'S Only Dragon Robe Originated From Ming Dynasty.

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When the Chinese talk about dragons, apart from colorful folk customs, they will also talk about a special dress Dragon Robe.

For a long time, it is a symbol of Chinese imperial power and an integral part of Chinese dragon culture.

Actually, the Dragon Robe is designated as the official dress of the emperor.

History

Not too long. It originated from the Ming Dynasty 600 years ago.

This Dragon Robe is not the Dragon Robe.

Professor Bao Mingxin, an expert on clothing history at the clothing College of Donghua University, told reporters that before the Ming Dynasty, emperors in China also wore "

Imperial robe

But it is obviously different from the Dragon robes.

First, look at the dragon pattern of pre Qin Dynasty, the image is relatively simple and rough, most of which have no claws or reptiles.

In the Qin and Han Dynasties, the dragon patterns were mostly animal shaped, with complete claws, but without scales. They were often painted in rows, giving people illusory feelings. They are not like the Dragon robes that people are familiar with today.

Secondly, and most importantly, before the Ming Dynasty, dragon clothing was a kind of authority symbol, but it was not necessarily a "patent" of the emperor.

Imperial robe

So far, no archaeological discoveries have proved that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty had exclusive dragon robes.

For example, every emperor in the Yuan Dynasty had a portrait of life. They were simply dressed and did not have a dragon robe.

However, although there was no idea of strengthening the Dragon Robe, there were also dragon costumes in front of emperors.

In the novels of the song and Yuan Dynasties, there was already the word "Dragon Robe".

Yellow is not the only color of dragon robes.

In the Ming Dynasty, the feudal society in China established a strict dress system. The Dragon Robe was designated as the emperor's formal dress, and no one else could wear it.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 9 dragons in dragon robes, and the dragon pattern was the pattern we are familiar with now.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not always wear bright yellow robes as they did in the movies. The Dragon robes of the Ming Dynasty were plain (white), black (black), yellow, etc., and were based on the five lines of representative colors. The Dragon robes of these colors were usually worn on the way to the north, mainly based on the mood of the emperor.

Besides, after the Ming Dynasty, the emperor also gave the Dragon robes to the princes and ministers. Their costumes were embroidered with dragon patterns, but they could not be called Dragon robes, but they could only be called "dragon robes".

Python

The dragon is also robed.

Experts pointed out that dragon robes, as the core of the dress system, symbolized the new stage of China's feudal society.

The dress system not only stipulates that the Dragon Robe is the only legal owner of the emperor, but also has dress requirements for officials at all levels.

Dress is an important component of the hierarchical management system, which has played a role in stabilizing the unified multi-ethnic Dynasty over a period of time.

However, the dress system is one of the signs that China's feudal dynasty began to weaken.

Emperors and officials rely on costumes to show authority. They often seem incompetent in governing the country. Such a rule will inevitably collapse over a long period of time.

According to historical records, in addition to Ming and Qing emperors, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

best-known leader of the Taiping Rebellion

Yuan Shikai, who has been restored to the throne, has made his own luxurious Dragon Robe, but this has not brought them a stable throne.

With the revolution of 1911, the feudal costume system finally died, and the Dragon Robe became a historical relic.

Newspaper reporter Zhang Jiongqiang