Ireland, Wales and Scotland have a traditional dress but England has nothing. the closest we came to a traditional dress was the red cloaks worn in the 18th century.
@@kobanogard5701 Yea, England's traditional clothing is probably the stereotypical Medieval European dresses and the Scarlet Uniform or Tuxedo looking Clothing with Bowler Hat
@@hutty8667 18th century fashion is probably the closest you can get i think. The typical red coat i feel would be too problematic (invasion of India and Africa and all that) so maybe red or blue dresses?
@@kobanogard5701 Well, actually. The male business suits was originally derived from English fashion starting way back in the 17th century. So if you stretch it a bit, you can say everyone is wearing traditional English clothing every single day.
I know someone that wears Victorian and Edwardian clothes wherever she goes and has a 'Vicwardian' lifestyle, I often wear Victorian-inspired (but not historically accurate) clothes just for the heck of it (just with a more Gothic twist), and there's Steampunks and people who do embrace wearing period clothe as everyday things, with varying levels of historic accuracy, and you also get people who wear other traditional European 'national costume' on a more frequent basis than just cultural events. Most 'traditional' clothing for ethnic groups evolved over time, so Victorian is just as much part of the tradition of English dress as Edwardian, or Tudor. I'm in Scotland, and the kilt has a complicated history that's more than just the tartan dress kilt people wear to formal events now, for example.
Bruno H But, I mean a few decades. Because the victorian era was really the start of mass fashion that only lasted a few years. Before then fashions would take centuries to change and only really changed with the tastes of the elites and the monarch.
When I see someone wearing traditional clothing on the street, I'd never think negatively of that person, in fact it'd be the opposite of that, I'd only think it's impressive.
@Justin Xie ya duh China influences their languages also. But they've all grown culturally apart from the Chinese stuff. The kimono should be respected by itself why go "ya but it's from China"
@@roshn.i Because it is important to acknowledge the origin of everything. Justin Xie didn't say Kimono came from China, but that it is based on Ancient Han-Chinese's Hanfu.
The current western style is boring and uncomfortable. It's basically a mixture of older military uniforms and working garment. The hanfu dresses are so beautiful and look so comfortable - though they are pretty unhandy for work.
This is the reaction of one who has been living in a mechanized society that has drained itself of all vibrancy and vigor when they see genuine culture or tradition. Its not to late for your people to return to your ways.
I don't like how the world has become one homogeneous culture everything has become more Americanised we all need to be proud of our cultures and embrace them.
This is exactly what the han are doing though, this video claims that 92% of china is Han but that's is overwhelminlgly false, they try to make everything look han for political purpose
As a Dutchman, I've noticed how my country is slowly Anglocizing (?) and I'm not sure if I like it. It seems to mess with the locally shared culture that people have. I'm afraid it may be a part of what brought down empires like the Roman's. The feminization of men, and the masculation of women, in general, may play a part in this too... I'm aware I may sound like some tinfoil hat crazy person (thanks, CIA! /s), but I simply don't know what to look for to figure out if that is indeed what helped the downfall of an empire: the lack of cohesion.
@@DutchmanDavid What do you mean by the feminization of men and the masculation of women? To do with my original comment I see children in my country become more American day and day using American slang and way of speech everything is becoming so bland both character left most one culture. It is extremely sad.
@@DutchmanDavid Everything you mentioned in your comment is correct; those things do indeed play a part. Take it from someone who has just spent the last six years of their life working on the intersection of technology, economics and society - a big part of which was looking into the research around why empires and civilisations fall (www.amazon.co.uk/Transition-Point-Singularity-Sean-Culey/dp/1789014859). I highly recommend reading Sir John Glubb's 'The Fate of Empires' newworldeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TheFateofEmpiresbySirJohnGlubb.pdf
The thing that I'd be wary of is to be careful not to dress according to the stereotypes. To actually dress in accordance with old regional costume/daily traditional wear. I'm not sure about Scotland, but for example in Germany, each village and small region has their own traditional wear. (Ex. the Bollenhut of the Black forest is today synonymous with the Black Forest cultures, however only 3 villages ever actually wore the Trachten with the Bollenhut
We Indians never left our traditional clothing for Western attire. I would love to see more traditional outfits everywhere in the world. Lots of love to China
@Ahmed Ghazi I'm even more curious about the indigenous people of Scandinavia, the Sámi. I wonder how many Scandinavians have indigenous roots and if the Sámi are of European or maybe Asian origin.
@Ahmed Ghazi Viking is not a people, it is a job description, basically means pirate. All Vikings were Scandinavian but most Scandinavians were not Vikings. When people say viking they just dont know what it means.
I live in Tokyo and it's true. especially in summer, we usually wear jinbei(甚平 kimono-like outfit for summer condition) outfits. and in a hotel, we usually wear yukata after we take a bath and sleep with it. like a bath dress of Europe.
@Guppy's Gaming Channel You’re right. Basically no Japanese person knows how to do it either. Since it’s become rare to use it as everyday clothing, everyone has forgotten and we need people to help us to do it when we wear them on festivals etc. It takes thirty minutes-ish to put a proper formal kimono on, even with the assist of a helper 😬
I am Chinese-Filipino. In both cultures, both traditionally wear conical hats when farming rice. I live in America and bought a hat like this at Epcot. I was worried about the stigma of wearing it in public, but a lot of people actually complimented me for wearing it. It made me happy and realize that it's not hard to just be yourself and try things like this, even if you are on the opposite side of the world. :)
Fellow Asian here. Wearing it in public like the mall or indoors would be kind of cringe and out of place to some people, some might secretly take a picture of you and make fun of you on the internet or sumn
I get the reasons behind this movement, but shouldn't we acknowledge that you could just wear hanfu for aesthetic reasons? Not everything needs to be a political statement man.
Thank you for this statement. I guarantee a majority of the youth are motivated to dress traditionally because of the popularity of historical period dramas/stories. I don't think it's tied with any kind of agenda - we see a lot of historical clothing being worn and celebrated in Asian countries like Japan and Korea, we'd just like to do the same. It's just pretty, and it was lost for awhile.
If you didn't notice, everything is political. Yes, everything, even the most mundane thing like the food you eat. For example the staple food like rice and bread
I'm very skeptical of what that man is saying about conspiracy theorists. I'm more inclined to believe what the woman said about personal expression and a search for cultural identity. Here in Austria, wearing our traditional dress (dirndl and lederhosen) has had a revival for about ten years. In our case, I think it's got to do with our people finally being able to express a love for our country again without fearing that others might think we're nazis for that. But on a personal level, I think most young people here that wear dirndl or lederhosen just enjoy the look and take pride in being able to wear a style of clothing that has a lot of history. I can also imagine that Chinese see that Japanese wear their kimono, and Koreans nowadays wear hanbok more often too, and get a feeling of wanting to reintroduce hanfu as well. Wearing traditional clothing IS a nice way to feel closer to your cultural heritage in a very globalised world, I know that firsthand. And as beautiful as qipao are - isn't it nice for a people as large and culturally diverse as the Chinese to have a broader variety of things to choose from?
@That girl No one associates it with Nazis? In Hamburg or Berlin they might not agree. But in the south (of Germany) and Austria, I see people wearing it at least once a year.
His argument is literally as flawed as it can get. Wearing hanfu is essentially reviving one major ethnic/culture. How is it a threat to the other ethnics? Is not allowing hanfu to be brought back also a threat to the chinese ethnic cultures in general? Is normalising only Manchu clothing as “chinese clothing” and having most people wear western clothing nearly all over the world not also a threat to the other remaining ethnic groups and culture? Heck, most people probably just wear it because the like it, not because they necessarily want to “revive” a culture and stomp all over the minorities. And there was someone else in another comment thread who said that the government doesn’t threat the minorities well. Well, are the government representative of the people who wear hanfu?
I agree. I think too it’s just people appreciating the older styles of clothing. There’s a whimsy feel to traditional clothing from any culture, whether Japanese, Victorian, etc. We do the same in the US, there’s Renaissance festivals that people go to to dress up and experience what it was like back in the day. But also in a more fairytale way. Just looking at the Han style to me it looks pretty practical, it’s loose which appears comfortable to me. I think it also is so beautiful compared to plain modern style. In some ways that’s one big thing missing from modern clothes is beauty. When you’re walking down the street in jeans and a t-shirt it is more plain. As a woman though it doesn’t make you feel beautiful. But I’m sure if you wore a dress that looked as beautiful as those Han dresses even walking around the grocery store you’d feel beautiful, lol. Anyways, I can see liking both. The modern style does have some charm but so does old styles.
I lived in Vienna for 4 years and completely fell in love with the traditional woman’s clothing. It was made for a woman’s shape and very flattering. Lovely country and lovely people.
This makes sense. Wearing traditional clothes for festivals. Very much like Japan, Kimonos...etc. Always nice to see China bring back old traditions after the Qing and the Great Leap Forward took it away.
A saw a picture of a young Chinese soldier wearing what looked like traditional Han clothes. he was tall, looked into the distance, with so much confidence in the way he way standing. he had a horse in the background and was just oozing masculinity. that's the most beautiful picture I've ever seen
@Vlad Tepes Actually, the Chinese people aren't as ignorant as you think. Though the government might've destroyed a lot of historical documents, many of the citizens know about their history through their older relatives and books written by overseas Chinese. Chinese culture is also very much preserved still.
@@wonhoscake1214 Probably from the Cultural Revolution when red guards would roam around the country smashing and burning anything they deemed to be too "traditional" or "old guard" like the tombs of Qing and Ming emperors, temples and such,,, you know, cultural things.
I wore my Hanfu for my heritage day at school last year, it was hot but definitely worth it. I got tired of seeing the Qipao from the Asians and non Asians at school so I decided to go traditional.
Want to celebrate what you call your tradition, but don't want to live where what you call tradition was birthed and actuated. Interesting. Are you really celebrating your tradition or expressing an affectation for wanting to appear to be of a certain tradition? That is, assuming you're actually an American of Chinese descent.
AllThingsExpendable Actually no, I’ve never lived in America and I was not born there. Annually my school allows us to dress in traditional clothing from different cultures on Heritage day especially the cultures that contributed to my country which included China. Both of my parents left China to find work to provide for their families and then they met here, got married and decided to start a family here. We still visit China whenever we can.
Indains already wear their traditional clothes as everyday clothing, although they have seperate attires for casual and formal occasions. So I see nothing wrong or abnormal with this.
Yeah, that's going to change soon. Maybe not in your lifetime, but believe me, once they get on board with everyone else in the world. It's going to change.
@@jereykobalt8874 it will not!! India is already on board with everyone. We are well aware of western clothing and we do wear western clothes regularly but we did not let go of our traditional clothing. That's our pride. It didn't change and will never!!
@@haripriyakr14 What is Indian clothing. Hindus never use to wear cloths until the Delsultanate made in compulsory to were Persian cloths back in 10th century.
yep, it's really cool how the Japanese mix their traditions with modernity so well. Walk around Tokyo in the summer and you see lots of Yukatas, turn a corner and behind a skyscraper is an ancient shrine or temple that somehow does not look out of place at all. People exit nightclubs in Azabu and flock to the wooden Yakiimo carts when they hear the traditional song for a snack in the colder months.
No outrage. If it's done in the spirit of celebrating and appreciating the culture I'm sure it's fine. Non Japanese are welcome to wear kimono's, I think the same applies for Chinese style clothing too. Not for African though! Due to their history of exploitation.
@@loongsiu4766 i think you should check up on the news- the chinese government really does treat ethnic minorities poorly. I'm sure the people that are wearing hanfu don't mean harm, and I definitely think that the style of clothing they are wearing is very beautiful, but we can't deny that the current Chinese government is pushing Han culture, and even sending Han people to places in China where other groups make up the larger portion.
Because the souless free-market bazaar of America might create wealth, but cannot nourish the "soul" of human existence. Humans need much more than hyper-wealth and the over-abundance of plastic toys and same-same abstract glass buildings to live a fullfilling and satisfying life.
Do you have more info on that? This interests me. I feel that in my country at least, young people are losing their traditions and getting americanized.
@@yourmailishere dude! Same! I'm also a Turk and I wish we could dress more traditionally! I would totally wear uc etek on a daily basis, I think it looks amazing!
@@joj4096 Not necessarily, if you take into account the undergarments of the time you will do well. For instance, for a long time in wester clothing, chemises were worn. These were washed regularly and the fancy nonwashable outer layers would remain clean enough to not have to be washed too often. While I only know this for western clothing I think it would work in other cultures clothing. Plus, we could use modern materials that are easier to launder.
What if my countries traditional clothing isn't fun and rather itchy? I'd take bright dresses of the black old dresses. Also, people would assume I'm a religious extremist.
Lol boring many wear shirt and pants beacuse it more comfortable and easy to use lol youll get bored eventually if you see traditional clothing for thousands of times
India has preserved it's ancient clothing style in spite of the British and Islamic invasions, sarees and kurta dhoti are all still worn everyday by many people. Though in weddings and festivals there are more richer and more colourful clothes worn.
Erm cool cool but don't bring Islam please. I don't know what these so called Islamic people did but they are not Muslims at all so please don't. I'm Pakistani Muslim and I wear punjabi clothes and it doesn't matter if ur a Muslim or not. My countries clothes are my countries clothes. And so r urs.
@@k.h5971 It's true that during Ramadan many Pakistani Muslims do wear Arab influenced clothing, however it's also true that in Pakistani Weddings, they traditionally tend to wear a more ethnic Indian subcontinent style of clothes. Also, if Muslim women in Pakistan aren't wearing Burqa's or Niqabs, then they're very likely to be wearing Sarees, dupatta's, shawls, etc. Personally, I think the Subcontinent style of clothing is very ornate and beautiful looking, whereas the Arabian inspired ones tend to be either flat colors or geometric patterns.
@@luluah1198 I'm not lying. Hindus were pretty peacful until they were forced to retaliate by aggressive Muslims in India. I have knowledge of the religious conflicts and I can tell you that the Muslims weren't the peaceful ones. I'm not even Indian btw and even I know this.
I’m ethnically Han, but didn’t find out about hanfu until 4-5 years ago. Two years ago, I wore a hanfu to a cultural themed university ball and so many ppl kept asking why I was wearing a Korean outfit!
Truly a shame that the cultural influence of ancient China has declined so - all the ignorant westerner recognises are the flashy dresses they see in anime and k pop
@@eleanorbrushia We always knew about Hanfu, even our grandparents questioned the legitimacy of the Manchus, but admired them anyway because there is no other. an alternative to turn to. (And you were probably killed for trying to chop off the silly Jurchen bald-braid off and start wearing your old robes for fun). But if there is no actual tradition to back up the clothing, then at the end of the day, everyone is just cosplaying and playing pretend like a night at Halloween.
@@eleanorbrushia Dude why would westerners need to know the influence of ancient China, when one: it didn't affect western powers; and two: it is far removed geographically from the west. Is not like you know the old clothing from medieval Europe and colonist America, so why would westerners learn or have to care about that? It is not ignorance when you don't need to learn from a culture that doesn't really influence westerner culture.
Why does it not bode well? The majority of Chinese are still proud to call themselves Han Chinese even though the Han dynasty has passed many centuries ago. The Manchu and Mongolian people can still wear their own dynastic clothes if they want to, nobody is stopping them.
That would look awesome. I mean, it's like a celebration of ethnical diversity from many different provinces and also appreciation towards various existing cultures.
Looks like you doesn't know anything about Chinese people. Han people doesn't refer to Han dynasty to the Han Chinese ethnic majority. In china there's 56 ethnic groups. Han Chinese was the majority
@@Cruxador Traditionally the outfits were made from the finest handwoven silk but now they are made in factories which removes some of the quality. I hope they bring back the originals.
@@brandonchan5620 Things can be made in factories to a higher quality than this. It was so bad that I could tell it even from the video; it was barely better than costume quality.
@@jemts5586 how's han chinese wearing hanfu harming the diversity? all the other groups have their own traditional clothing and han people wearing hanfu won't effect that.
@@renanfelipedossantos5913 I'm aware that Han are 90%+ of the population, and I'm aware that other ethnicities have their own clothing. I was just replying to the other comment about what the man in the video said, and why I thought he said it.
The Hanfu is absolutely gorgeous, I had no idea that it existed prior to this video. In my opinion, I truly believe traditional clothing should be brought back.
@@yingqisheng6950 Hanbok is derived from hobok ,the clothes of the northern nomadic people. not your hanfu ok? pls we don't want to intertwine your country. maybe Japan thinks same. so just go each coutry. so if you chinese want to wear hanfu? just wear it but do not say Korean and Japan clothes came from hanfu~.it's not truth and it makes me disgusting. And how can you use youtube? I know that your contry restricts your internet.
it used to make me so sad thinking of such beautiful clothes werent worn nowadays by its own ppl anymore, even occsionally when chinese wear hanfu it would be mistaken as kimono or kanbok (bith of which are based on hanfu) all nations are starting to lose their unique identity gradually. seeing this just make me so happy, young gen has done great job of reviving their culture
To be fair, most people were not using such clothes in the past, only a very small number aristocrats. If they want to revive their real culture might as well dress as peasants.
That’s globalisation for you. However, I do love when culture remains alive in wholesome ways. Cultures spring up to suit the people of the land, after all. To deny culture in some way is to disconnect yourself from your surroundings really.
@@raftc1 Agree, in europe we have "traditional" clothing, a XIX century mix, invented by the romantic and regionalist movements. The farmers clothes changed little over the centuries and were "practical".
@raftc1 Nobody wore such fancy clothes in the past anywhere aside from proprietors, the rich and nobles. But now we're in an era where everybody can afford to have fancy looking clothes of the past.
@Heldchenklein lol, idk, I mean, if you live in your own Forbidden City then congrats, but I've visited quite some palaces around the world, very different from the apartments found in big cities in China (or anywhere else really).
It's a threat to "ethnic diversity" in China. Who decided that China needed ethnic diversity exactly? Not the Chinese, of course, but it's the intersectional left that knows what's best for everyone, so shut up racist!
Conor Corrigan There are 56 recognized minorities in China, just FYI. They have historically been excluded from government. They were all in their regions of China before the Han came. Except the Jews who aren’t actually recognized. (Yes, there are Chinese Jews. It’s super weird because they haven’t had a Torah in their language in a long time.)
@@genli5603 I never cease to be amazed at the intersectional left's ability to apply Marxism to whatever situation it encounters. It's a highly culturally adaptable ideology. The way you just described the Han was almost indistinguishable to the way Western leftists describe white people. They are the majority and hold most of the power, therefore they are oppressors, and any celebration of their culture is a celebration of oppression. I've read this script before...
There's a huge thing about people saying nationalism = bad. I think its not true. National identity should be much more celebrated thing. That doesn't make anyone racist to be proud of your ancestry, and being proud of your ancestry should not be used as a guise for racism. I'm really happy that Chinese are starting to wear their traditional clothing. Many more people and nations should do that more, imo.
I think they’re being patriotic. While the term ‘nationalism’ sounds similar, it has more to do with how ‘you’ are BETTER then ‘them’. It usually gets violent and leads to war. 💔
Certain word bears certain meaning. In general understanding, nationalism is bad in the western ideology context and brings back those sour memory they are removed from the colonies in 50s.
@@pirateofthepacific9687 hmmm I guess I mean that the traditional culture should be celebrated and maintained, and American/mainland cultural influence minimized.
@@003mohamud oh well then YES!!! I definitely agree I mean the western style is so overrated in my opinion, I don’t know why countries try and westernize things, unfortunately for Hawaii we were forced to so I can’t say anything about that.
@@pirateofthepacific9687 I think it's cause the West is so ahead in tech, and Europeans thanks to the industrial revolution shot ahead of the rest of the world. They became "prestigious", and people copy whatever is prestigious. Nowadays as the 3rd and 2nd world is catching up people will learn to love themselves more. What's the situation in Hawaii? I live in MN so I have no idea(we don't get much news from Hawaii). Is there a large percentage of native Hawaiians? Is Hawaiian taught in schools? How's the state doing these days?
The clothes look fly, *of course* they want them back! As a Ugandan I admire when other Africans (Nigerians, Kenyans, etc) wear their traditional clothing. I also admire when cultures from around the world display their style... I wish traditional clothing was a worldwide movement because, to me, we are beautiful in our uniqueness! Love and respect to China! ✌💕
Africa has an actual rich history that doesn`t involve the BS the left tries to push, the Kingdom of Mali, Kingdom of the horn, Land of Axum, the Kingdom of Kongo and so on
@@sandrothenecromancer6810 oh honey we have SO much!! Do you know how annoyed I was to find out that west Africa, where I'm from had multiple writing systems as well as a range of instruments including wind and string. I hate that despite living in Africa I must discover that we are more than what the media makes us out to be. Thank you for mentioning.
Western Youths in 2019: I sexually identify as an attack helicopter and am very offended you called me a “sir”. How dare you wear that traditional Kimono outfit for your Prom Dress. I am offended on behalf of Chinese or Koreans or Japanese or Mongolians since I don’t know about Asian culture but anyways I’m still offended! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Now that food and shelter is not so much of an issue in China, people are looking to art and culture for spiritual fulfilment. I always thought the traditional Han clothing in movies and dramas were beautiful. Would love to see a true modern revival in my lifetime, and perhaps we will also see the styles of the old great dynasties like the Tang and Qin too.
Hanfu is a collective term for the clothing styles worn by the Han people in the dynasties before the Qing. That includes Tang and Qin. In fact most of the hanfu seen in this video is Tang style.
For foreign friends, as Han Chinese, i want to say that our country was occupied by Manchu in 1644. Manchu forced us to wear their clothes and wear pigtails. The revival of Hanfu is a cultural phenomenon. I don't support CCP, but I love my nation.
@Keep cool head King of Korea（1552-1608） said: "China is my parents, Korea and Japan are foreign countries, like a son. Just like the relationship between parents and children, our country is a dutiful son, and Japan is a thief."--From《宣祖实录》卷37（Historically, all Korean history books were written in Chinese, not Korean）
I love hanfu, im not chinese, but their traditional clothing is beautiful, so for me, I'd like if hanfu and medieval dresses could take over the world again cuz I love them and I wouldnt mind wearing them at all
What they said is kinda true. Whenever I search videos to learn about Chinese dynasties, customs and habits, nearly 95% of the videos are related to the Qing. I try my best to learn about the Han culture. I'm happy that now people are involving themselves more in the Han Revival Movement.
@@user-tp7ne1du1n Or watch ancient dramas from mainland China. The modern ones have a larger budget, and some of them tend to have more pressure to be accurate because of the recent revival in interest in ancient times.
Think you missed the point of the video... If you cannot tell what the underlying messages of wearing hanfu as a statement is to current Chinese politics, then you are failing to notice what you yourself say to your own government and place in the world.
@@pokemasterx4244 You'd be surprised how practical some medieval clothing is. You don't have pockets but the belt pouch is spacious, and wool is a very practical fabric. If you think about it stuff like the modern business suit isn't very practical either, it either feels too constricting in hot weather or too drafty and thin in cold weather, the arm holes are cut to look nice when standing still but try raising your arms above your head and the whole jacket rises up.
Except that their communist government spent the last five decades trying to erase old Chinese culture for being too bourgeois and now they suddenly care about just about the dumbest cultural issue they could find. It's totally fake and everyone knows it.
@@s0vhjfe4SA08adc9js if it is a fake .. so whats wrong for try to fake it out and bring it to modern days? ... is it wrong? .. i prefer all chinese to wear their traditional outfit ... looks more beautiful than h&m bland boring minimalist style outfit ....
I love Manchu style clothing but Hanfu clothing is also so elegant! You instantly look like royalty wearing both types of clothing and I would love to see both styles work their way back into main stream fashion for Chinese people across the world!
In Austria, traditional clothing, lederhosen and dirndl are also having a modern renaissance and are getting very popular. Perhaps its worldwide trend :)
@@anthemsofeurope2408 Same in Belgium. I wouldn't even know what this would have to look like as from what time period. What I do see is a modest amount of people wearing Janker here as well. Old and young.
I came across Hanfu dresses on the internet and thinking I may wear it to an upcoming dance. The more I delve into it’s culture and background, the more I’ve come to realize just how much this outfit means to the people from China. If I do end up wearing it to the dance I will wear it with pride even if I’m not Asian. I know I’ll get a lot of looks and questions as I’ve never seen it before, but it is such an elegant dress style that I could care less what people think
and a couple of times a year my husband and I wear medieval clothing from a certain period in germany. so what? could we just let people wear what they wanna wear?
In the part of Chicago where I live it is not uncommon to see three or four guys walking around wearing kilts with full Scott's accoutrements, a few guys in dashiki's and another in lederhosen. Rogers Park/Edgewater/Andersonville is a diverse area of the city.
Why tho? The reason newer clothing is made/exists is because it is either more comfortable, or people like the style. Change is inevitable, you can't just expect old things to stay.
@@emperorsponge9208 Nothing bad about remembering and honouring your Nation's and People's history. Just that wearing the traditional clothing is a way of doing that. I'm not expecting everyone to dump hoodie's lol, I love hoodie's. Just typing my view on it.
@@gorilla4887 Same in Brazil, out tradicional clothes are eithed european or african. Natives are just forgeted mid-way. It's kinda sad. At least we kept colofull clothing as part of our nacional identity.
I live in an ethincally diverse suburb in Australia! I see a lot of older people continuing to wear traditional clothing while out of daily tasks. I think it's really pretty and I'm glad they have a way to keep connecting to their culture while living in a new country.
@@nicoleraheem1195 same!! actually im more hakka chinese but i'm from oahu and I wanna wear a hanfu one day it's actually been a dream of mine for a long time :""D exeot we only have qipaos i mean its not bad but its something
I’m an African American, and I’ve always wanted to wear our clothing styles and hairstyles from back in the 80’s. The afros and funky clothing. It was so colorful back than and creative. I’d like America to have a day of dressing up like you’re from the 80’s. That would be cool.
Imagine people dressing from the vintage eras. They'll be wearing hippie jeans and loose shirts in public. Pretty original and eccentric by my standards
I think it's nice that they are proud of their Han culture. This Hanfu movement does not stop the Manchu (or any other ethnic group) from also being proud of their culture.
Actually it kind of does. Many intellectuals in China are against this hanfu movement because it's a seemingly respectable front for masquerading Han nationalists. These guys are like white nationalists, and just like how white nationalists hate muslims and jews, han nationalists want to massacre the ethnic manchus living in china (btw every manchu nowadays is mixed with han already) because of revenge for what happened in 17th century Qing invade Ming affair.
@Wendy Ngo He said " _like_ white nationalists". Drawing parallels, not connections. I live in Western Europe, seeing white nationalism on the rise. While not all nationalists are racists, it is very apparent that racism _is_ rising together with nationalism over here.
You can see why people would be worried though when China is systematically putting ethnic groups like the Uyghurs in concentration camps and torturing them. This movement seems to have harmless beginnings, but I can easily see the Chinese government using it to normalise or justify human rights abuses.
@@ccassidy9090 No you are mistaken, the Chinese government is not promoting this movement, but is against it; the government wants to promote ethnic harmony between China's majority and minority ethnicities. The uyghur stuff is another topic altogether
There was a case a few years ago where a woman wearing Hanfu was assaulted in a restaurant by men who thought she was wearing Manchu clothes. Not saying this should stop people from wearing traditional garments but it is a barrier
I feel the American is probably exaggerating. Here in Europe, if someone wears traditional clothing, Americans don't get suspicious - they'll probably think it's a charming example of European culture. Yet when people in China do it...
I personally (as an American) am all for people wearing the traditional clothing of their cultures, regardless of who they are or where they are. The current modern fashions are a little boring, not going to lie.
The fashion that is now all over the world isn’t even western...it’s industrial wear, British, but it’s not representing any of the European and Latin American cultures that are still present in the west
@@Kejun1999 Take your meds pal, you can still wear your traditional dress even if you were occupied by another country in the past. Study English first before making comment in English.
Feudal cultures should remain in the past, where it belongs. China underwent a cultural revolution to destroy this kind of silly backwards traditional thinking.
@@selohcin All of society has evolved to a point where here in western Europe we have had the longest period of real peace known to us. I disagree with you. We may compete for a little while longer but what are a few hundred years in the history of civilization? All of humanity continues to grow together, like we have done for millenia. We evolved into tribes, villages, cities, kingdoms, empires and nation states. Why do you think that is? Because by cooperating we achieve greatness. Not by isolating ourselves. Conflict leads to progress yes - but war breeds destruction. And what has it done for the victor's of history? Where is the Empire of Britain? Where is the all powerful United States? Tossed into turmoil because extremists disrupted their societies. Yes, war knows victor's. And for a short time, it may even seem as if those victories will truly lead to greatness. But Alexander's Empire crumbled, Rome fell and Napoleons dreams were shattered. The mongol empire turned to dust, the Ottoman Empire burned and the Sovjet Union broke appart. But in the end, in a thousand, in tenthousand years. Who will history remember? The victor's? Legendary... But nonetheless meaningless. Who cares how many slaves you brought home? You still died like all the others in the end. And your son's tore your legacy apart, for all you had told them was that the victor takes all. Is this the world you want to leave for your children? I am young. I still have my fire. If you want to give up so easily, than so be it. Or truly bring the change this world so desperately longs for. What do you think will happen when China and the west collapse? More meaningless death, more propaganda, more hate... ENOUGH! This is our world, our home. We should, we can be greater than this. Oh I pitty the radicals. They will never know peace. They will die young, a smile on their rotting corpses. This is what I believe in. We have the opportunity to truly make a difference. We can, we will write history. But what will we write? A tale of misery and death? Like all the others? Or something new. The choice is yours. So choose wisely.
@@selohcin this isn't the ancient world, we should all stray from being barbaric as our ancestors. Learn from the past so you don't repeat they're mistakes.
@@gambigambigambi No because it means letting colonialist culture crawl into your society and then destroy it from within, because that is what colonialists where trying to do.
I have made a motto for myself 'You take my sari, I take your life.' Because no one is allowed to mess with my culture. Even if we don't show it to the world my culture has a mixed hatred for British regime. My family does like the full on westernisation of the youth. Bad thing should definitely be removed but we should still stay true to our roots.
Since when having appreciation for the traditions has to have a hidden purpose? I wish more people, especially young ones can appreciate more their traditions, like this beautiful clothes.
A hidden purpose is possible, you can't expect everyone in a big movement to have exactly the same mind, and it is not unimaginable that a lot of Han ultranationalist who embraces ethnic cleansing in the whole of China is also interested in Hanfu, just not like what the professor have claimed, this very movement is based on internet and thus can attract much wider base of supoorters, unless the ultranationalists successfully hijacked the whole movement and make it another display of racial "purity" then its not likely that the conspiracy theory would become truth.
@@fsdds1488 You are right, it is possible. But my mind doesnt go that deeper to think this is a conspiracy movement. And I dont think it is a big movement anyway. All I see is as guy who likes old style of clothes.
How I wish there would also be a Filipino Traditional Dress holiday in the Philippines where people would wear traditional clothing for a day. I swear it would be awesome! Or even Traditional Dress day from countries around the world where people from different countries would wear their traditional clothing for a day just like Christmas and New Year.
Well, technically there is. "Buwan ng wika" is lowkey traditional dress day. During this celebration, most schools (or at least in the schools I've attended) have an event where students are assigned to wear a traditional clothing from a certain ethnic group/region/etc.
I live in America, but still want this to happen. I feel so disconnected from our culture. A day like that would be wonderful even for Filipinos overseas.
@@lookingfortruth1930 I know, I am Chinese! :) My grandmother's generation wore the cheongsam, which really is a blend of western shirt dress and a Manchurian collar. If only Tang/ Qin dynasty hanfu is easier to make!
In fact, Japanese kimonos和服 and Korean hanbok韓服 are all learning Chinese Hanfu漢服. Kimono learning from the Tang Dynasty唐朝 Hanfu, Hanbok learning from the Ming Dynasty明朝 Hanfu. However, because the last dynasty of China was the establishment of the Manchus, they destroyed the traditional costumes of the Han people for thousands of years! This also explains why many ignorant people will say that Chinese Hanfu is very similar to Japanese kimono and Korean hanbok. This is the embodiment of their lack of culture.
@@panface8477 buttoned shirts with colars, blazer, suite, vest, those long classic shoes, ties, bow, pajamas Those things are British cloths. British clothing isent just victorian, or midevil. The only thing that isent british in modern clothing is jeans, and sneaker/any sport shoes. Those are American. So you basicly are wearing British cloths. Almost everyone is wearing it. The cloth that you see people normaly wearing everyday is stylized British clothing, because it British because it has British oragins. Westernized clothing IS British clothing.
Tekiruru that would be if she wear it outside of china afterall the ones that are offended and called it cultural appropiation are americans and other westerners.
Yeah that dude could be as professional as you could imagine and he still has a faulty reasoning about it, just because han people are claiming their traditional clothing of certain era doesn't mean there restriction on other ethnic groups, by far is the other way around.
Kevin Landwaster That dude always talk about the CCP when referring to Hanfu in his book, but he doesn’t realize that Mao vowed to wipe off Chinese Culture from the world 60 years ago.
@@gaius5901 you mean the white american who has no culture, because white people in other places outside north america do have a culture (or did before the world got americanized). But perhaps your melanin rich brain does not allow you to see the difference
I’d love to embrace this even though I’m not Chinese. If Levi’s are worn around the world I hope to be able to wear Hanfu or Saree respectfully without offending anyone. Beautiful attire and peace and love to all.
Well Technically, it's not just the "Han era", but also the various other native dynasties as well. Most popular currently would be the Tang dynasty, I would say. The Song dynasty and Ming dynasty are pretty close seconds though. I actually tend to find that Han dynasty clothing is the least popular.
As different cultures melded together over the past 100+ years and western clothing taken over, it’s so refreshing to see this. Every culture is beautiful and unique and is so inspiring to witness.
Honestly, I can say that I would like traditional clothing back as well. We can be local in a very global world. Also, all those people in han traditional clothes are so cute!
I'm not chinese and I want those clothes back too. I'd love to wear them at least one time because they r so beautiful and these clothes send some type of vibes that no other clothes do regardless their fashion level.
@N3ppy I feel that the only reason so many people are saying he should just focus on his own country is because his argument is extremely flawed. Not necessarily because we want him to bother with what we decide to wear. At least, that’s how I feel.
It’s lovely. The clothes are beautiful. The Manchu clothing is beautiful as well. Many people wear kimono or Victorian era clothing all the time, so I don’t see why this would be a problem for anyone.
I hope native dress becomes a neat everyday fashion in all the different cultures all over the world! Every culture is unique and everyone should be very proud of their own! Chinese youths are strong and doing something very important.
The qipao that is often seen in Western media are actually the ones that were popular in the 1920's-40's among socialite women in China. The manchu ones looked completely different
Qipao (from Mandarin Chinese: 旗袍 is a type of feminine body-hugging dress with distinctive Chinese features of Manchu origin. It was called mandarin gown during 1920s-1930s, popularised by Chinese socialites and upper-class women in Shanghai. Basically a slim fit version of Manchu dress.
Women wear Saree all the time and it's so beautiful. But, men need to wear more Dhoti which is so versatile dress, my dad knows 108 ways of tieing a dhoti.
Modern Western clothing is the real enemy. Speaking as a modern westerner, our clothing is boring and corporate corporate and... I don't want it. I've been adding elements of older clothing styles to my everyday clothing, and honestly it's just better. I can definitely understand and support a traditional clothing movement in China!
But erasing Qipao when they assert other countries' tradional clothings are Chinese is definitely toxic nationalist behavior. We can't change the history.
I think it's possible to weave Chinese culture into modern fashion, it doesn't need to do a rewind. During the past , Chinese fashion must be quite trendy to be adopted by the Koreans and Japanese.
i agree i watch a lot of Korean and Chinese historical dramas and at times the traditional costumes and dress is so beautiful and amazing to see on screen i cant even imagine the level of skills craftsmanship and creativity it took to be able to create them back in a time when it must have difficult to do so without having like sewing machines and electricity everything must have been made by hand and yet their clothing was so elaborate and luxurious with complicated embroidery work and bead work not to mention in some cases they would use jewels as well i think the beauty of their traditional clothing is a visible testimony of the level of craftsmanship in fashion design at that time even if they didn't know it then if someone could go back in time and brought one of those people here to the present world their skills would be invaluable in the world of fashion design
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Here in Scotland we can wear traditional kilts and tartans whenever we like, so I wish them well with their project.
Ireland, Wales and Scotland have a traditional dress but England has nothing. the closest we came to a traditional dress was the red cloaks worn in the 18th century.
@@kobanogard5701 Yea, England's traditional clothing is probably the stereotypical Medieval European dresses and the Scarlet Uniform or Tuxedo looking Clothing with Bowler Hat
@@hutty8667 18th century fashion is probably the closest you can get i think. The typical red coat i feel would be too problematic (invasion of India and Africa and all that) so maybe red or blue dresses?
if its not windy...
(ps those quilts are cool)
@@kobanogard5701 Well, actually. The male business suits was originally derived from English fashion starting way back in the 17th century.
So if you stretch it a bit, you can say everyone is wearing traditional English clothing every single day.
Traditional clothing needs come back to the whole world.
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@@inty9578 你要的繁體字，打了，然後呢？
@@maxli8048 我是说这个人要传统服饰 没准从小在国外长得 顺便让他把中文学了
@@inty9578 I can't understand
@@Dave102693 use Google translation then.
Not gonna lie, i wouldnt mind people dressing like romans and greeks
Wear a toga
People would think you're cosplaying as some mythology character
I'm not sure, if you're not really fit, it could be sad
No more pants
@@suacemanaquiatan9380 Toga wasn't an everyday outift. It was ceremonial and not very pleasant to wear.
No wonder they want it back, it's drop-dead gorgeous!
exactly!
mashallah
Yeah this is kind of inspiring me to get fancy medieval royalty like clothes
@@catboynestormakhno2694alot of ancient Europe transition clothing are very pretty like Crinolines, wearing it look like princesss in middle age
@gondar6181embrace the sillieness! It would be funny to see but also cool at the same time if someone could recreate those looks
I am 100 percent for this, so long as I get to wear Victorian clothes whenever I want.
I mean is that traditional, when it was only wore for a limited amount time
Well, if you consider 75 years a short time.....although, of course, there were different styles even within that time period.
I know someone that wears Victorian and Edwardian clothes wherever she goes and has a 'Vicwardian' lifestyle, I often wear Victorian-inspired (but not historically accurate) clothes just for the heck of it (just with a more Gothic twist), and there's Steampunks and people who do embrace wearing period clothe as everyday things, with varying levels of historic accuracy, and you also get people who wear other traditional European 'national costume' on a more frequent basis than just cultural events. Most 'traditional' clothing for ethnic groups evolved over time, so Victorian is just as much part of the tradition of English dress as Edwardian, or Tudor. I'm in Scotland, and the kilt has a complicated history that's more than just the tartan dress kilt people wear to formal events now, for example.
why not?
Bruno H But, I mean a few decades. Because the victorian era was really the start of mass fashion that only lasted a few years. Before then fashions would take centuries to change and only really changed with the tastes of the elites and the monarch.
This makes sense. Both the Japanese and Koreans dress traditionally for certain occasions. Why not the Chinese?
And other country like Indonesia, India, and other country too
China culture revolution. Many traditions were lost
@@InnerSenseRockBand I like they called Mao suits
because chinese government don't want this
te vege nah they support this
When I see someone wearing traditional clothing on the street, I'd never think negatively of that person, in fact it'd be the opposite of that, I'd only think it's impressive.
@@WoofyMcDoodle lol no they wouldnt they might gawk tho
@@patrickhenry6695 As a young person in a western country, we might beat someone up if they looked like that in school, so, not off the table
@@proh3649 Sure, if youre a child, a minor. But in Normal society no.
@@proh3649 As a former minor in America
@@emilia2108 I have no idea what you mean.
It's pretty, it's traditional, it's feminine, it's modest, it has styles for both men and women of all heights, sizes and ages. I say, go for it!
@Eeee get outta here
@Eeee I think they meant because it’s flowy and used with softer and lighter fabrics
back when the 'dress' was unisex.. throw back to those times
@@フランツ-k6i you get outta here
@@フランツ-k6i yea you get outta here
I can’t lie. China traditional outfits look stunning, wow
Yessss I agreee it’s absolutely gorgeoussssss
All traditional outfits are stunning
@@joj4096 yes that’s true. I’ve been watching a lot of traditional cloths from other countries. It’s absolutely stunning
Is niceeeee!
They look beautiful and comfortable. Lovely colors.
This is interesting because in JAPAN festivals and visitors will wear their traditional clothing kimono. China should normalize their Han clothing
@Justin Xie ya duh China influences their languages also. But they've all grown culturally apart from the Chinese stuff. The kimono should be respected by itself why go "ya but it's from China"
@@roshn.i Because it is important to acknowledge the origin of everything. Justin Xie didn't say Kimono came from China, but that it is based on Ancient Han-Chinese's Hanfu.
@Justin Xie 你的中式英文真是令人一脸懵逼
Japanese are just Chinese on an Island.
China destroyed their culture under communism. Japan did not. This is no longer part of their culture.
I swear if this becomes a trend around the whole world, I'll be soooo thankful abt it
The current western style is boring and uncomfortable. It's basically a mixture of older military uniforms and working garment.
The hanfu dresses are so beautiful and look so comfortable - though they are pretty unhandy for work.
@@norbertfleck812 They would be great to wear on special Chinese holidays and celebrations though
there’s a similar trend in the West of dressing vintage or historybounding, which is basically dressing from other eras of European fashion
I want to wear the Hanfu and I don’t even live in China. They are stunning.
This is the reaction of one who has been living in a mechanized society that has drained itself of all vibrancy and vigor when they see genuine culture or tradition. Its not to late for your people to return to your ways.
Imagine the world's countries themed as a period in their history but with a level of technology as today. Lit!
Germany goes brrrrrrrr
@@yourlocalcopiumdealer634 oh no
@@yourlocalcopiumdealer634 oh no 2
@@feaaaaaaaaaaaahhh oh *YES*
no
America : I would destroy whole culture thing in this world
because I don't have
I don't like how the world has become one homogeneous culture everything has become more Americanised we all need to be proud of our cultures and embrace them.
This is exactly what the han are doing though, this video claims that 92% of china is Han but that's is overwhelminlgly false, they try to make everything look han for political purpose
As a Dutchman, I've noticed how my country is slowly Anglocizing (?) and I'm not sure if I like it. It seems to mess with the locally shared culture that people have.
I'm afraid it may be a part of what brought down empires like the Roman's. The feminization of men, and the masculation of women, in general, may play a part in this too... I'm aware I may sound like some tinfoil hat crazy person (thanks, CIA! /s), but I simply don't know what to look for to figure out if that is indeed what helped the downfall of an empire: the lack of cohesion.
@@DutchmanDavid What do you mean by the feminization of men and the masculation of women?
To do with my original comment I see children in my country become more American day and day using American slang and way of speech everything is becoming so bland both character left most one culture. It is extremely sad.
@@DutchmanDavid Everything you mentioned in your comment is correct; those things do indeed play a part. Take it from someone who has just spent the last six years of their life working on the intersection of technology, economics and society - a big part of which was looking into the research around why empires and civilisations fall (www.amazon.co.uk/Transition-Point-Singularity-Sean-Culey/dp/1789014859). I highly recommend reading Sir John Glubb's 'The Fate of Empires' newworldeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TheFateofEmpiresbySirJohnGlubb.pdf
@@kilougi why do you think it's false?
This fascinates me as a Scotsman, as we wear kilts to special occasions e.g: weddings, funerals etc. You should wear this cultural dress with pride!
Men used to wear kilts all the time no? Way back when?
@@nibirue back when they were free and have a braveheart.
The thing that I'd be wary of is to be careful not to dress according to the stereotypes. To actually dress in accordance with old regional costume/daily traditional wear. I'm not sure about Scotland, but for example in Germany, each village and small region has their own traditional wear. (Ex. the Bollenhut of the Black forest is today synonymous with the Black Forest cultures, however only 3 villages ever actually wore the Trachten with the Bollenhut
Scots never purged Tradition and History after WWII, and that's about it really
Didnt England ban the kilt ??
We Indians never left our traditional clothing for Western attire. I would love to see more traditional outfits everywhere in the world.
Lots of love to China
@Monsur Abdullah i see so many indians wearing saris growing up, and I dont even live in India
@Monsur Abdullah the fact that indians wear their traditional dress outside of india in the midst of many other cultures says a lot
@Monsur Abdullah Um no.
Respect to India for that from China💗
@Monsur Abdullah Indians love their traditional dress, I’m Australian, Indians here wear their national dress first chance they get.
Yall are overthinking it, people just wanna revive it for fashion and cultural identity, no politics
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No white people allowed
Facts
@@TechCarnivore1 white people are also allowed they wear it all time
yup
Americans: get the powdered wigs boys, we high fashion now
"rAcIsT! ReEEeeEee!!!"
Lol, Mauricccio, even chinese clickbait videos for 3-year-olds can tell you that a Yankee Doodle doesn't know how to wear a Macaroni.
@King-Solstice For real, colonial American outfits are rad.
Get the cowboy hats boys
wheres my wooden teeth
That's it. I'm getting me a Viking outfit.
Get the helmet right, don't put horns
@Ahmed Ghazi I'm even more curious about the indigenous people of Scandinavia, the Sámi. I wonder how many Scandinavians have indigenous roots and if the Sámi are of European or maybe Asian origin.
@@Sabnoc1234 they are Uralic.
Oh dude u gotta do it
@Ahmed Ghazi Viking is not a people, it is a job description, basically means pirate. All Vikings were Scandinavian but most Scandinavians were not Vikings. When people say viking they just dont know what it means.
In Japan seeing a kimono in Tokyo is not that rare. It's nice that they could keep this traditional clothing in their daily life.
Yep. Kimono and Yutaka aren't abnormal at all in Tokyo.
Kimono are expensive.
@@zulkanainbaharuddin2185 but Yukata aren't, you can get a pretty one for around 4000¥ :)
I live in Tokyo and it's true.
especially in summer, we usually wear jinbei(甚平 kimono-like outfit for summer condition) outfits.
and in a hotel, we usually wear yukata after we take a bath and sleep with it. like a bath dress of Europe.
@Guppy's Gaming Channel You’re right. Basically no Japanese person knows how to do it either. Since it’s become rare to use it as everyday clothing, everyone has forgotten and we need people to help us to do it when we wear them on festivals etc. It takes thirty minutes-ish to put a proper formal kimono on, even with the assist of a helper 😬
I am Chinese-Filipino. In both cultures, both traditionally wear conical hats when farming rice. I live in America and bought a hat like this at Epcot. I was worried about the stigma of wearing it in public, but a lot of people actually complimented me for wearing it. It made me happy and realize that it's not hard to just be yourself and try things like this, even if you are on the opposite side of the world. :)
Fellow Asian here. Wearing it in public like the mall or indoors would be kind of cringe and out of place to some people, some might secretly take a picture of you and make fun of you on the internet or sumn
This honestly made me smile
Why wear it if you're not collecting rice? Lol
@@BlueToku well you have most of the population coming from Asia to defend you ❤️ also be proud to be Asian and not hide it
It's actually something awesome to do that. You are who you are, and people would endlessly judge anyway
I get the reasons behind this movement, but shouldn't we acknowledge that you could just wear hanfu for aesthetic reasons? Not everything needs to be a political statement man.
Word!.
These people...geez!
Nurlinda F Sihotang zzzz
The west loves making everything political.
Thank you for this statement. I guarantee a majority of the youth are motivated to dress traditionally because of the popularity of historical period dramas/stories. I don't think it's tied with any kind of agenda - we see a lot of historical clothing being worn and celebrated in Asian countries like Japan and Korea, we'd just like to do the same. It's just pretty, and it was lost for awhile.
If you didn't notice, everything is political. Yes, everything, even the most mundane thing like the food you eat. For example the staple food like rice and bread
I'm very skeptical of what that man is saying about conspiracy theorists. I'm more inclined to believe what the woman said about personal expression and a search for cultural identity. Here in Austria, wearing our traditional dress (dirndl and lederhosen) has had a revival for about ten years. In our case, I think it's got to do with our people finally being able to express a love for our country again without fearing that others might think we're nazis for that. But on a personal level, I think most young people here that wear dirndl or lederhosen just enjoy the look and take pride in being able to wear a style of clothing that has a lot of history.
I can also imagine that Chinese see that Japanese wear their kimono, and Koreans nowadays wear hanbok more often too, and get a feeling of wanting to reintroduce hanfu as well. Wearing traditional clothing IS a nice way to feel closer to your cultural heritage in a very globalised world, I know that firsthand. And as beautiful as qipao are - isn't it nice for a people as large and culturally diverse as the Chinese to have a broader variety of things to choose from?
@That girl No one associates it with Nazis? In Hamburg or Berlin they might not agree. But in the south (of Germany) and Austria, I see people wearing it at least once a year.
His argument is literally as flawed as it can get. Wearing hanfu is essentially reviving one major ethnic/culture. How is it a threat to the other ethnics? Is not allowing hanfu to be brought back also a threat to the chinese ethnic cultures in general? Is normalising only Manchu clothing as “chinese clothing” and having most people wear western clothing nearly all over the world not also a threat to the other remaining ethnic groups and culture? Heck, most people probably just wear it because the like it, not because they necessarily want to “revive” a culture and stomp all over the minorities. And there was someone else in another comment thread who said that the government doesn’t threat the minorities well. Well, are the government representative of the people who wear hanfu?
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I agree. I think too it’s just people appreciating the older styles of clothing. There’s a whimsy feel to traditional clothing from any culture, whether Japanese, Victorian, etc. We do the same in the US, there’s Renaissance festivals that people go to to dress up and experience what it was like back in the day. But also in a more fairytale way.
Just looking at the Han style to me it looks pretty practical, it’s loose which appears comfortable to me. I think it also is so beautiful compared to plain modern style.
In some ways that’s one big thing missing from modern clothes is beauty. When you’re walking down the street in jeans and a t-shirt it is more plain. As a woman though it doesn’t make you feel beautiful. But I’m sure if you wore a dress that looked as beautiful as those Han dresses even walking around the grocery store you’d feel beautiful, lol.
Anyways, I can see liking both. The modern style does have some charm but so does old styles.
I lived in Vienna for 4 years and completely fell in love with the traditional woman’s clothing. It was made for a woman’s shape and very flattering. Lovely country and lovely people.
This makes sense. Wearing traditional clothes for festivals. Very much like Japan, Kimonos...etc. Always nice to see China bring back old traditions after the Qing and the Great Leap Forward took it away.
Cultural Revolution by Mao
Pleinair Allaprima kimono came from han fu during Tang Dynasty.
@@epicenter6213 I think both the Korean & Japanese traditional clothing were based on Chinese styles
They should wear like this for Mid Autumn, Lantern, Qixi, Duanwu, and every other traditional Chinese holidays
@@lemons2300 yep
A saw a picture of a young Chinese soldier wearing what looked like traditional Han clothes. he was tall, looked into the distance, with so much confidence in the way he way standing. he had a horse in the background and was just oozing masculinity. that's the most beautiful picture I've ever seen
Did you keep the photo? I'm very intrigued
@Vlad Tepes Actually, the Chinese people aren't as ignorant as you think. Though the government might've destroyed a lot of historical documents, many of the citizens know about their history through their older relatives and books written by overseas Chinese. Chinese culture is also very much preserved still.
@Vlad Tepes uhm idk where you got that from but ok. Westernization came before the ccp
@@wonhoscake1214 Probably from the Cultural Revolution when red guards would roam around the country smashing and burning anything they deemed to be too "traditional" or "old guard" like the tombs of Qing and Ming emperors, temples and such,,, you know, cultural things.
@@yatta4059 Hanfu and other Han culture are banned by ethnic Jurchen/Manchu, ethnic minority in China. Long before the communist/CCP are born
I wore my Hanfu for my heritage day at school last year, it was hot but definitely worth it. I got tired of seeing the Qipao from the Asians and non Asians at school so I decided to go traditional.
Great to hear!
Gotta keep your traditions alive to help you keep a sense of identity.
Keeping tradition alive is pretty healthy for people. It brings a sense of identity and security in knowing that your ancestors are proud of you.
Want to celebrate what you call your tradition, but don't want to live where what you call tradition was birthed and actuated. Interesting. Are you really celebrating your tradition or expressing an affectation for wanting to appear to be of a certain tradition? That is, assuming you're actually an American of Chinese descent.
both are traditional...
AllThingsExpendable Actually no, I’ve never lived in America and I was not born there. Annually my school allows us to dress in traditional clothing from different cultures on Heritage day especially the cultures that contributed to my country which included China. Both of my parents left China to find work to provide for their families and then they met here, got married and decided to start a family here. We still visit China whenever we can.
Indains already wear their traditional clothes as everyday clothing, although they have seperate attires for casual and formal occasions. So I see nothing wrong or abnormal with this.
india is a big country not everyone is the same
@@juniorcrusher2245 but if 90% of indian wears traditional often time to time then there is definitely no problem if only 10% are uncultural.
Yeah, that's going to change soon. Maybe not in your lifetime, but believe me, once they get on board with everyone else in the world. It's going to change.
@@jereykobalt8874 it will not!! India is already on board with everyone. We are well aware of western clothing and we do wear western clothes regularly but we did not let go of our traditional clothing. That's our pride. It didn't change and will never!!
@@haripriyakr14 What is Indian clothing. Hindus never use to wear cloths until the Delsultanate made in compulsory to were Persian cloths back in 10th century.
Umm, don't the Japanese wear their Kimonos in public whenever they feel like it? I think people just want to wear beautiful things.
Have you ever been to Japan? It’s not really like that.
The kimono/yukata is hard for daily life since it slips easily :(
Where did you learn that?? False info lol. You watch way too much anime
@@Surteronarto no,the whole japan is made of weirdos so nobody would care
yep, it's really cool how the Japanese mix their traditions with modernity so well. Walk around Tokyo in the summer and you see lots of Yukatas, turn a corner and behind a skyscraper is an ancient shrine or temple that somehow does not look out of place at all. People exit nightclubs in Azabu and flock to the wooden Yakiimo carts when they hear the traditional song for a snack in the colder months.
I'm not even Chinese, and I'd love to wear a gorgeous Chinese dress. But scared about the social outrage.
Go for it. I give my approval as a chinese american haha. But for real, if you do it from a place of appreciation, there is no harm done.
No outrage. If it's done in the spirit of celebrating and appreciating the culture I'm sure it's fine. Non Japanese are welcome to wear kimono's, I think the same applies for Chinese style clothing too. Not for African though! Due to their history of exploitation.
Actually, Chinese people tend to view foreigners wearing Chinese clothing very favorably.
Do it!!!! As a chinese person, do it!
If you come to China, people will encourage you to do it. haha
Lol that guy's so worried about "cultural diversity" and it's not even his own country.
He means he doesn't agree with the central government poorly treating the small ethnicities of the areas that were conquered relatively recently.
@@Cruxador many minorities in China still wear their traditional clothes everyday, no one force them
because everyone wearing t-shirt and jeans rags is so incredibly diverse. lel
@@loongsiu4766 i think you should check up on the news- the chinese government really does treat ethnic minorities poorly. I'm sure the people that are wearing hanfu don't mean harm, and I definitely think that the style of clothing they are wearing is very beautiful, but we can't deny that the current Chinese government is pushing Han culture, and even sending Han people to places in China where other groups make up the larger portion.
@Non Filios Tuos Videbis Vacillantes conspiracies lol
A return to tradition from the youth is happening all over the world, turkey, iran, china, japan and all over the west
Because the souless free-market bazaar of America might create wealth, but cannot nourish the "soul" of human existence. Humans need much more than hyper-wealth and the over-abundance of plastic toys and same-same abstract glass buildings to live a fullfilling and satisfying life.
Agree!!
Do you have more info on that? This interests me. I feel that in my country at least, young people are losing their traditions and getting americanized.
Agreed. I'm Turkish and really would love to wear a Turkish entari on a daily basis
@@yourmailishere dude! Same! I'm also a Turk and I wish we could dress more traditionally! I would totally wear uc etek on a daily basis, I think it looks amazing!
Modern T-shirts and pants are so boring, we need traditional clothing back everywhere.
Traditional clothes (if you wear it everyday) will be quite costly to maintain
@@joj4096 Not necessarily, if you take into account the undergarments of the time you will do well. For instance, for a long time in wester clothing, chemises were worn. These were washed regularly and the fancy nonwashable outer layers would remain clean enough to not have to be washed too often. While I only know this for western clothing I think it would work in other cultures clothing. Plus, we could use modern materials that are easier to launder.
What if my countries traditional clothing isn't fun and rather itchy? I'd take bright dresses of the black old dresses. Also, people would assume I'm a religious extremist.
Lol boring many wear shirt and pants beacuse it more comfortable and easy to use lol youll get bored eventually if you see traditional clothing for thousands of times
@@ice-tgaming4609 no I dont get bored btw all modern clothes are western so Asia succc
Han Chinese: are proud of their identity and showing it off with beautiful clothing
White Chinese studies "expert": This is troubling
India has preserved it's ancient clothing style in spite of the British and Islamic invasions, sarees and kurta dhoti are all still worn everyday by many people. Though in weddings and festivals there are more richer and more colourful clothes worn.
Erm cool cool but don't bring Islam please. I don't know what these so called Islamic people did but they are not Muslims at all so please don't. I'm Pakistani Muslim and I wear punjabi clothes and it doesn't matter if ur a Muslim or not. My countries clothes are my countries clothes. And so r urs.
Rosaleen Herondale Pakistani Muslims maybe preserved , but our Indian muslims acts more like Arabs , wear Arab cloths during Ramadan.
@@k.h5971 It's true that during Ramadan many Pakistani Muslims do wear Arab influenced clothing, however it's also true that in Pakistani Weddings, they traditionally tend to wear a more ethnic Indian subcontinent style of clothes. Also, if Muslim women in Pakistan aren't wearing Burqa's or Niqabs, then they're very likely to be wearing Sarees, dupatta's, shawls, etc.
Personally, I think the Subcontinent style of clothing is very ornate and beautiful looking, whereas the Arabian inspired ones tend to be either flat colors or geometric patterns.
Rosaleen Herondale no they were muslims and were doing what their prophet taught them
@@luluah1198 I'm not lying. Hindus were pretty peacful until they were forced to retaliate by aggressive Muslims in India. I have knowledge of the religious conflicts and I can tell you that the Muslims weren't the peaceful ones. I'm not even Indian btw and even I know this.
Brits "I want to dress like a Victorian"
Americans *Wild West intensifies*
you say this as if cowboy clothing revival ain't already a thing
old town road periodt
You meant southern getlemen and belles style? Or the new orleans french flairs? They are beautiful!
@@tigress1699 *Cotton picking intensifies*
@@tigress1699 country boys
I’m ethnically Han, but didn’t find out about hanfu until 4-5 years ago. Two years ago, I wore a hanfu to a cultural themed university ball and so many ppl kept asking why I was wearing a Korean outfit!
Truly a shame that the cultural influence of ancient China has declined so - all the ignorant westerner recognises are the flashy dresses they see in anime and k pop
@@eleanorbrushia We always knew about Hanfu, even our grandparents questioned the legitimacy of the Manchus, but admired them anyway because there is no other. an alternative to turn to. (And you were probably killed for trying to chop off the silly Jurchen bald-braid off and start wearing your old robes for fun).
But if there is no actual tradition to back up the clothing, then at the end of the day, everyone is just cosplaying and playing pretend like a night at Halloween.
Well, aint that a face-palm moment...
@@eleanorbrushia Dude why would westerners need to know the influence of ancient China, when one: it didn't affect western powers; and two: it is far removed geographically from the west.
Is not like you know the old clothing from medieval Europe and colonist America, so why would westerners learn or have to care about that? It is not ignorance when you don't need to learn from a culture that doesn't really influence westerner culture.
It does remind me of what Koreans wear, but I would guess the Koreans borrowed it from the Chinese. :)
Why does it not bode well? The majority of Chinese are still proud to call themselves Han Chinese even though the Han dynasty has passed many centuries ago. The Manchu and Mongolian people can still wear their own dynastic clothes if they want to, nobody is stopping them.
That would look awesome. I mean, it's like a celebration of ethnical diversity from many different provinces and also appreciation towards various existing cultures.
Looks like you doesn't know anything about Chinese people. Han people doesn't refer to Han dynasty to the Han Chinese ethnic majority. In china there's 56 ethnic groups. Han Chinese was the majority
@@masterkoi29 So? Everyone should have the right to wear their own traditional clothing.
This looks so much more appropriate and elegant and classy
@Cosmic Rift which is a traditional, formal western attire.
Nothing can beats Chinese Hanfu in terms of elegance, prestige, and aesthetics zillion times or more than all combined Western countries.
It looks like it could be but many of the outfits were of very poor material.
@@Cruxador Traditionally the outfits were made from the finest handwoven silk but now they are made in factories which removes some of the quality. I hope they bring back the originals.
@@brandonchan5620 Things can be made in factories to a higher quality than this. It was so bad that I could tell it even from the video; it was barely better than costume quality.
Question to the white guy being interviewed: So you think that wearing a Western style collared shirt and suit IS celebrating diversity?
Carol Xiong: Well said, Carol. You go, girl.
I think he meant diversity in regards to all the *other* Chinese ethnic groups...
@@jemts5586 how's han chinese wearing hanfu harming the diversity? all the other groups have their own traditional clothing and han people wearing hanfu won't effect that.
@@jemts5586 Chinese are 92% Han anyway. Ethnic minorities such as Zhuang, Miao, Hakka, etc., do have their own ethnic clothing.
@@renanfelipedossantos5913 I'm aware that Han are 90%+ of the population, and I'm aware that other ethnicities have their own clothing. I was just replying to the other comment about what the man in the video said, and why I thought he said it.
The Hanfu is absolutely gorgeous, I had no idea that it existed prior to this video. In my opinion, I truly believe traditional clothing should be brought back.
Oh you've seen it. Korean Hanbok is heavily inspired by Ming Dynasty hanfu. Japanese yukata/kimono is heavily inspired by Tang Dynasty hanfu
@big boy gustav Not at all just influenced.
@@kylin3197 No that's a misconception. East Asian traditional clothes were inspiring each other
권도휘 but u can’t deny that China was the one who started all that right?
@@yingqisheng6950 Hanbok is derived from hobok ,the clothes of the northern nomadic people. not your hanfu ok? pls we don't want to intertwine your country. maybe Japan thinks same. so just go each coutry. so if you chinese want to wear hanfu? just wear it but do not say Korean and Japan clothes came from hanfu~.it's not truth and it makes me disgusting. And how can you use youtube? I know that your contry restricts your internet.
remember everyone: you can love the clothing, but you don't have to love the social standards
wise word from a wise man himself, jonathan joestar
@@sen0440 thank you:D
What social standards do you mean? Are you saying that Chinese people are living with lower standards?
Based take Jonathan Joestar
@@rairinirin perhaps
it used to make me so sad thinking of such beautiful clothes werent worn nowadays by its own ppl anymore, even occsionally when chinese wear hanfu it would be mistaken as kimono or kanbok (bith of which are based on hanfu) all nations are starting to lose their unique identity gradually. seeing this just make me so happy, young gen has done great job of reviving their culture
To be fair, most people were not using such clothes in the past, only a very small number aristocrats. If they want to revive their real culture might as well dress as peasants.
That’s globalisation for you. However, I do love when culture remains alive in wholesome ways. Cultures spring up to suit the people of the land, after all. To deny culture in some way is to disconnect yourself from your surroundings really.
@@raftc1 Agree, in europe we have "traditional" clothing, a XIX century mix, invented by the romantic and regionalist movements.
The farmers clothes changed little over the centuries and were "practical".
@raftc1 Nobody wore such fancy clothes in the past anywhere aside from proprietors, the rich and nobles. But now we're in an era where everybody can afford to have fancy looking clothes of the past.
@Heldchenklein lol, idk, I mean, if you live in your own Forbidden City then congrats, but I've visited quite some palaces around the world, very different from the apartments found in big cities in China (or anywhere else really).
White foreign dude: This is a conspiracy to make the youth nationalist!
Chinese woman: We just like the clothes.
Ah, clever. Pre-preemptive strike. Create a negative before people call it out for the party motivated conditioning that it is.
@Oricand oy vey
It's a threat to "ethnic diversity" in China. Who decided that China needed ethnic diversity exactly? Not the Chinese, of course, but it's the intersectional left that knows what's best for everyone, so shut up racist!
Conor Corrigan There are 56 recognized minorities in China, just FYI. They have historically been excluded from government. They were all in their regions of China before the Han came. Except the Jews who aren’t actually recognized. (Yes, there are Chinese Jews. It’s super weird because they haven’t had a Torah in their language in a long time.)
@@genli5603 I never cease to be amazed at the intersectional left's ability to apply Marxism to whatever situation it encounters. It's a highly culturally adaptable ideology. The way you just described the Han was almost indistinguishable to the way Western leftists describe white people. They are the majority and hold most of the power, therefore they are oppressors, and any celebration of their culture is a celebration of oppression.
I've read this script before...
There's a huge thing about people saying nationalism = bad.
I think its not true. National identity should be much more celebrated thing. That doesn't make anyone racist to be proud of your ancestry, and being proud of your ancestry should not be used as a guise for racism.
I'm really happy that Chinese are starting to wear their traditional clothing. Many more people and nations should do that more, imo.
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA FIGHT FOR USA FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Nothing wrong with ethno-nationalist.
I think they’re being patriotic. While the term ‘nationalism’ sounds similar, it has more to do with how ‘you’ are BETTER then ‘them’. It usually gets violent and leads to war. 💔
Too many self haters out there, anything that brings pride to people they hate on.
Certain word bears certain meaning. In general understanding, nationalism is bad in the western ideology context and brings back those sour memory they are removed from the colonies in 50s.
Makes me want to tell everyone in Hawaii to start wearing our traditional clothes. It would be so cool
yup! there needs to be de-angloization
@@003mohamud umm what does that word mean? Sorry
@@pirateofthepacific9687 hmmm I guess I mean that the traditional culture should be celebrated and maintained, and American/mainland cultural influence minimized.
@@003mohamud oh well then YES!!! I definitely agree I mean the western style is so overrated in my opinion, I don’t know why countries try and westernize things, unfortunately for Hawaii we were forced to so I can’t say anything about that.
@@pirateofthepacific9687 I think it's cause the West is so ahead in tech, and Europeans thanks to the industrial revolution shot ahead of the rest of the world. They became "prestigious", and people copy whatever is prestigious. Nowadays as the 3rd and 2nd world is catching up people will learn to love themselves more.
What's the situation in Hawaii? I live in MN so I have no idea(we don't get much news from Hawaii). Is there a large percentage of native Hawaiians? Is Hawaiian taught in schools? How's the state doing these days?
The clothes look fly, *of course* they want them back!
As a Ugandan I admire when other Africans (Nigerians, Kenyans, etc) wear their traditional clothing. I also admire when cultures from around the world display their style...
I wish traditional clothing was a worldwide movement because, to me, we are beautiful in our uniqueness!
Love and respect to China! ✌💕
Africa has an actual rich history that doesn`t involve the BS the left tries to push, the Kingdom of Mali, Kingdom of the horn, Land of Axum, the Kingdom of Kongo and so on
@@sandrothenecromancer6810 I know right??!!! Africa is so much more than we think
@@sandrothenecromancer6810 oh honey we have SO much!! Do you know how annoyed I was to find out that west Africa, where I'm from had multiple writing systems as well as a range of instruments including wind and string. I hate that despite living in Africa I must discover that we are more than what the media makes us out to be. Thank you for mentioning.
My very own country is made up of 6 kingdoms/empires
Chinese youth in the 60's:
Smash and destroy old culture!
Also Chinese youth, but 2010's:
Where did our cultural identity go?
Western Youths in 2019: I sexually identify as an attack helicopter and am very offended you called me a “sir”. How dare you wear that traditional Kimono outfit for your Prom Dress. I am offended on behalf of Chinese or Koreans or Japanese or Mongolians since I don’t know about Asian culture but anyways I’m still offended! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
More like 1644- Manchuria barbarians: “loose your hair or loose your head.”
thats not true theres also a lot of old Chinese people like traditional culture like my grandpa
@@user-wu6xl4wq5q You killed me😂😂😂
@@user-wu6xl4wq5q quite the exaggeration lol
Now that food and shelter is not so much of an issue in China, people are looking to art and culture for spiritual fulfilment.
I always thought the traditional Han clothing in movies and dramas were beautiful. Would love to see a true modern revival in my lifetime, and perhaps we will also see the styles of the old great dynasties like the Tang and Qin too.
Hanfu is a collective term for the clothing styles worn by the Han people in the dynasties before the Qing. That includes Tang and Qin. In fact most of the hanfu seen in this video is Tang style.
For foreign friends, as Han Chinese, i want to say that our country was occupied by Manchu in 1644. Manchu forced us to wear their clothes and wear pigtails. The revival of Hanfu is a cultural phenomenon. I don't support CCP, but I love my nation.
u love ur ethnic not ur natuon 👍
I personally like Han clothing, it looks very elegant.
And comfortable
the historic/ethnic information.in the video.is wrong
@-- you have a link to support your statements? I’m reading the opposite.
@-- I would like to know your source for this information too :))!
@Keep cool head King of Korea（1552-1608） said: "China is my parents, Korea and Japan are foreign countries, like a son. Just like the relationship between parents and children, our country is a dutiful son, and Japan is a thief."--From《宣祖实录》卷37（Historically, all Korean history books were written in Chinese, not Korean）
I love hanfu, im not chinese, but their traditional clothing is beautiful, so for me, I'd like if hanfu and medieval dresses could take over the world again cuz I love them and I wouldnt mind wearing them at all
with you on that
Is there a more specific name than "medieval dress"? I'm sure there's multiple ethnic groups in west Europe
@@user-tp7ne1du1n yh I guess depending on the country it has a different name but idk the names
@@user-tp7ne1du1n well there's the doublet, the lederhosen, chaperon, veil, tunic, codpiece, bag hat, etc.
so agree!
What they said is kinda true. Whenever I search videos to learn about Chinese dynasties, customs and habits, nearly 95% of the videos are related to the Qing. I try my best to learn about the Han culture. I'm happy that now people are involving themselves more in the Han Revival Movement.
Some advice: Watch ancient dramas from Hong Kong. They're more diverse.
@@user-tp7ne1du1n Surely
@@user-tp7ne1du1n Or watch ancient dramas from mainland China.
The modern ones have a larger budget, and some of them tend to have more pressure to be accurate because of the recent revival in interest in ancient times.
Han is cool and all, but Xia and Shang is the real deal
Traditional clothing is not "nationalist", only U Americans with only 300 years of histories would think that lol.
Think you missed the point of the video... If you cannot tell what the underlying messages of wearing hanfu as a statement is to current Chinese politics, then you are failing to notice what you yourself say to your own government and place in the world.
@@BlackHayateTheThird can you enlighten me about the underlying messages ??
Nationalist means being pro-your nation/culture...
@@BlackHayateTheThird This is crazy, nobody talks about Japanese wearing Wafuku being nationalist, the double standard is so apparent and absurd here!
@@themeowzers93 Just the same old "China bad"
As a history enthusiast from Central Europe I'm all in for the traditional clothing revival. I love wearing medieval clothes for daily occasions :)
Great for you, dude! That sounds cool!
We need to make a resurgence of casually wearing traditional clothing all around the world!
It's still impractical
@@pokemasterx4244 You'd be surprised how practical some medieval clothing is.
You don't have pockets but the belt pouch is spacious, and wool is a very practical fabric.
If you think about it stuff like the modern business suit isn't very practical either, it either feels too constricting in hot weather or too drafty and thin in cold weather, the arm holes are cut to look nice when standing still but try raising your arms above your head and the whole jacket rises up.
i personally love the krakow dancing dresses. poland and all other slavs have a very rich culture with colourful clothing and dresses
There is nothing wrong with having national pride and celebrating it.
Except that their communist government spent the last five decades trying to erase old Chinese culture for being too bourgeois and now they suddenly care about just about the dumbest cultural issue they could find. It's totally fake and everyone knows it.
There is nothing wrong with that
@@s0vhjfe4SA08adc9js if it is a fake .. so whats wrong for try to fake it out and bring it to modern days? ... is it wrong? .. i prefer all chinese to wear their traditional outfit ... looks more beautiful than h&m bland boring minimalist style outfit ....
Except when it's white tho
China in 2019, national pride means being loyal and obedient to CCP. CCP hate these stuff.
Traditional clothing needs to come back. All of it is so beautiful and unique
I love Manchu style clothing but Hanfu clothing is also so elegant! You instantly look like royalty wearing both types of clothing and I would love to see both styles work their way back into main stream fashion for Chinese people across the world!
不是看起来，满族他们原本就是皇室
In Austria, traditional clothing, lederhosen and dirndl are also having a modern renaissance and are getting very popular. Perhaps its worldwide trend :)
In North Germany we sadly don't have our traditional clothing. I want to wear one, but nobody sells it
@@anthemsofeurope2408 Same in Belgium. I wouldn't even know what this would have to look like as from what time period. What I do see is a modest amount of people wearing Janker here as well. Old and young.
A new global renaissance, I love it.
Variety is the spice of life, so I love how people are celebrating their culture through their clothing choices.
Same in Indonesia!
@@anthemsofeurope2408 There are a lot, but they nearly died out.
Honestly those dresses look comfortable and so beautiful. Modem clothing isn’t as beautiful as older styles.
Ok....
@@jlexstheself-proclaimedart2056 oK..........
Pog
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
its cheaper though
I came across Hanfu dresses on the internet and thinking I may wear it to an upcoming dance. The more I delve into it’s culture and background, the more I’ve come to realize just how much this outfit means to the people from China. If I do end up wearing it to the dance I will wear it with pride even if I’m not Asian. I know I’ll get a lot of looks and questions as I’ve never seen it before, but it is such an elegant dress style that I could care less what people think
I honestly support this movement i love it and I hope traditional clothing can go back in fashion
and a couple of times a year my husband and I wear medieval clothing from a certain period in germany. so what? could we just let people wear what they wanna wear?
and lets also not call it nationalistic.
As long as it isn't from a certain other period in Germany :P
@@MrTVintro that would then not be medieval.
MrTVintro I get what you mean but WW2 fashion was really great. It's a shame that such awful people were dressed so well :(
In the part of Chicago where I live it is not uncommon to see three or four guys walking around wearing kilts with full Scott's accoutrements, a few guys in dashiki's and another in lederhosen. Rogers Park/Edgewater/Andersonville is a diverse area of the city.
We should all invest in and wear our Nation's traditional clothing.
Yeaaa I don't know about "should"
Just wear what you like. The second there's any sense of obligation behind it, that's when we start having problems.
Why tho? The reason newer clothing is made/exists is because it is either more comfortable, or people like the style. Change is inevitable, you can't just expect old things to stay.
@@emperorsponge9208 Nothing bad about remembering and honouring your Nation's and People's history. Just that wearing the traditional clothing is a way of doing that. I'm not expecting everyone to dump hoodie's lol, I love hoodie's. Just typing my view on it.
Not a fan of the powdered wigs. But I’d love for the suit and top hat as casual wear to return.
@@gorilla4887 Same in Brazil, out tradicional clothes are eithed european or african. Natives are just forgeted mid-way. It's kinda sad. At least we kept colofull clothing as part of our nacional identity.
I live in an ethincally diverse suburb in Australia! I see a lot of older people continuing to wear traditional clothing while out of daily tasks. I think it's really pretty and I'm glad they have a way to keep connecting to their culture while living in a new country.
I LOVE THIS!!! I AM A BIG FAN OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING 😍 and seeing this makes me soft 💕
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Me too.
I hope not to offend because I want to wear Hanfu one day.
@@nicoleraheem1195 same!! actually im more hakka chinese but i'm from oahu and I wanna wear a hanfu one day it's actually been a dream of mine for a long time :""D exeot we only have qipaos i mean its not bad but its something
i try to get my wife to wear qi pao. she'd rather dress like she's in red dead redemption
I’m an African American, and I’ve always wanted to wear our clothing styles and hairstyles from back in the 80’s. The afros and funky clothing. It was so colorful back than and creative. I’d like America to have a day of dressing up like you’re from the 80’s. That would be cool.
Imagine people dressing from the vintage eras. They'll be wearing hippie jeans and loose shirts in public. Pretty original and eccentric by my standards
@@Blue-pk4ny 0
@@gailmunoz4595 1
It’s called Halloween.
Not a bad idea! I like this trending 👍. Have my vote 🙏🏼🙆🏻♂️🙇🏻♂️✌️
Your vote will be the one of many reason to put an end to this Hanfu movement by CPP. If it affects society , you will be eliminated.
I support freedom of expressions. ❤️😘👏 make love, not war ✌️
@@gentleman2410 You're literally so adorable.
Literally human you meant~
@@AlexHackerification Eh?
I love the Hanfu style. It’s one reason I’m hooked on Chinese historical dramas.
I think it's nice that they are proud of their Han culture. This Hanfu movement does not stop the Manchu (or any other ethnic group) from also being proud of their culture.
Actually it kind of does. Many intellectuals in China are against this hanfu movement because it's a seemingly respectable front for masquerading Han nationalists. These guys are like white nationalists, and just like how white nationalists hate muslims and jews, han nationalists want to massacre the ethnic manchus living in china (btw every manchu nowadays is mixed with han already) because of revenge for what happened in 17th century Qing invade Ming affair.
@Wendy Ngo He said " _like_ white nationalists". Drawing parallels, not connections.
I live in Western Europe, seeing white nationalism on the rise. While not all nationalists are racists, it is very apparent that racism _is_ rising together with nationalism over here.
You can see why people would be worried though when China is systematically putting ethnic groups like the Uyghurs in concentration camps and torturing them. This movement seems to have harmless beginnings, but I can easily see the Chinese government using it to normalise or justify human rights abuses.
@@ccassidy9090 No you are mistaken, the Chinese government is not promoting this movement, but is against it; the government wants to promote ethnic harmony between China's majority and minority ethnicities. The uyghur stuff is another topic altogether
There was a case a few years ago where a woman wearing Hanfu was assaulted in a restaurant by men who thought she was wearing Manchu clothes. Not saying this should stop people from wearing traditional garments but it is a barrier
I feel the American is probably exaggerating. Here in Europe, if someone wears traditional clothing, Americans don't get suspicious - they'll probably think it's a charming example of European culture. Yet when people in China do it...
It's all charming and fun until I pull out my Imperial German Uniform 😔
@@dannyw.421 not gonna lie. German imperial uniform looks dope
I personally (as an American) am all for people wearing the traditional clothing of their cultures, regardless of who they are or where they are. The current modern fashions are a little boring, not going to lie.
@@shintapp Well they did have two of the biggest creators of companies Puma and Adidas first design them
Not just when chinese do it but also when arabs do it lol
Yes... please... I'm bored looking at western clothing...
The fashion that is now all over the world isn’t even western...it’s industrial wear, British, but it’s not representing any of the European and Latin American cultures that are still present in the west
If Japanese people can wear their traditional clothes on their streets, why can't Chinese people?
Because Japan has hatred for China, before Japanese imperialism invaded China in the last century.
@@Kejun1999 Nobody in Asia likes the Japanese government after world war 2
@@Kejun1999 Take your meds pal, you can still wear your traditional dress even if you were occupied by another country in the past. Study English first before making comment in English.
It's important to keep our cultures alive, no matter what
Mario Torrez Quant unless that culture promotes being harmful towards other people for various reasons, ofc.
@@lahagemo All cultures in history competed against one another, and often through war. Your ideas would have no place in history.
Feudal cultures should remain in the past, where it belongs. China underwent a cultural revolution to destroy this kind of silly backwards traditional thinking.
@@selohcin All of society has evolved to a point where here in western Europe we have had the longest period of real peace known to us. I disagree with you. We may compete for a little while longer but what are a few hundred years in the history of civilization? All of humanity continues to grow together, like we have done for millenia. We evolved into tribes, villages, cities, kingdoms, empires and nation states. Why do you think that is? Because by cooperating we achieve greatness. Not by isolating ourselves. Conflict leads to progress yes - but war breeds destruction. And what has it done for the victor's of history? Where is the Empire of Britain? Where is the all powerful United States? Tossed into turmoil because extremists disrupted their societies. Yes, war knows victor's. And for a short time, it may even seem as if those victories will truly lead to greatness. But Alexander's Empire crumbled, Rome fell and Napoleons dreams were shattered. The mongol empire turned to dust, the Ottoman Empire burned and the Sovjet Union broke appart. But in the end, in a thousand, in tenthousand years. Who will history remember? The victor's? Legendary... But nonetheless meaningless. Who cares how many slaves you brought home? You still died like all the others in the end. And your son's tore your legacy apart, for all you had told them was that the victor takes all.
Is this the world you want to leave for your children? I am young. I still have my fire. If you want to give up so easily, than so be it.
Or truly bring the change this world so desperately longs for. What do you think will happen when China and the west collapse? More meaningless death, more propaganda, more hate... ENOUGH! This is our world, our home. We should, we can be greater than this. Oh I pitty the radicals. They will never know peace. They will die young, a smile on their rotting corpses.
This is what I believe in. We have the opportunity to truly make a difference. We can, we will write history. But what will we write? A tale of misery and death? Like all the others? Or something new. The choice is yours. So choose wisely.
@@selohcin this isn't the ancient world, we should all stray from being barbaric as our ancestors. Learn from the past so you don't repeat they're mistakes.
That clothing is insanely beautiful.
meanwhile ppl in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa:
_What do you mean it's been out of fashion for decades?_
Yep. I was like "huh? They dont wears it in formal occasions or in graduation? Why?"
Muslim clothing survived because muslims think wearing western clothings automatically means submitting to the hidden meaning of christian culture.
@@gambigambigambi
No because it means letting colonialist culture crawl into your society and then destroy it from within, because that is what colonialists where trying to do.
yessir
I have made a motto for myself 'You take my sari, I take your life.'
Because no one is allowed to mess with my culture.
Even if we don't show it to the world my culture has a mixed hatred for British regime. My family does like the full on westernisation of the youth. Bad thing should definitely be removed but we should still stay true to our roots.
Traditional Chinese clothing is absolutely beautiful.
Since when having appreciation for the traditions has to have a hidden purpose? I wish more people, especially young ones can appreciate more their traditions, like this beautiful clothes.
I agree, well said.
A hidden purpose is possible, you can't expect everyone in a big movement to have exactly the same mind, and it is not unimaginable that a lot of Han ultranationalist who embraces ethnic cleansing in the whole of China is also interested in Hanfu, just not like what the professor have claimed, this very movement is based on internet and thus can attract much wider base of supoorters, unless the ultranationalists successfully hijacked the whole movement and make it another display of racial "purity" then its not likely that the conspiracy theory would become truth.
@@fsdds1488 You are right, it is possible. But my mind doesnt go that deeper to think this is a conspiracy movement. And I dont think it is a big movement anyway. All I see is as guy who likes old style of clothes.
How I wish there would also be a Filipino Traditional Dress holiday in the Philippines where people would wear traditional clothing for a day. I swear it would be awesome! Or even Traditional Dress day from countries around the world where people from different countries would wear their traditional clothing for a day just like Christmas and New Year.
yup! there needs to be de-angloization
Well, technically there is. "Buwan ng wika" is lowkey traditional dress day. During this celebration, most schools (or at least in the schools I've attended) have an event where students are assigned to wear a traditional clothing from a certain ethnic group/region/etc.
I live in America, but still want this to happen. I feel so disconnected from our culture. A day like that would be wonderful even for Filipinos overseas.
@@003mohamud angloization is not a word. Even so, the English weren't entirely responsible for oppressing traditional clothing.
There is tho only schools does that.
Love HanFu, its elegant. I would wear it if I could for weddings and special days.
Denise Sheehan Ikr. And be careful of cheongsam or qipao. They are not Chinese clothing. They are manchurians clothing.
@@lookingfortruth1930 I know, I am Chinese! :) My grandmother's generation wore the cheongsam, which really is a blend of western shirt dress and a Manchurian collar. If only Tang/ Qin dynasty hanfu is easier to make!
@@denisesheehan9189 I think you have enough clothing factories in China. 😁
You are funny, Norbert. I live in Australia :D.
@@lookingfortruth1930 hi i am malaysian. Here we are taught that cheongsam is chinese traditional wear. Apparently, world has been deceived.
I am half Japanese and I bought a hanfu to wear on Halloween...I love it but I am going to enhance it with embroidery.
In fact, Japanese kimonos和服 and Korean hanbok韓服 are all learning Chinese Hanfu漢服.
Kimono learning from the Tang Dynasty唐朝 Hanfu, Hanbok learning from the Ming Dynasty明朝 Hanfu.
However, because the last dynasty of China was the establishment of the Manchus, they destroyed the traditional costumes of the Han people for thousands of years!
This also explains why many ignorant people will say that Chinese Hanfu is very similar to Japanese kimono and Korean hanbok. This is the embodiment of their lack of culture.
@Ai Sa I am talking about history, what are you excited about?
Idk bruh the stuff hanfu dudes inspire me to bring back medieval european clothing. Imma weaf tights
If your british you are already wearing your traditional cloth.
@@panface8477 no im not british or no im not wearing traditional cloths.
@@panface8477 buttoned shirts with colars, blazer, suite, vest, those long classic shoes, ties, bow, pajamas Those things are British cloths. British clothing isent just victorian, or midevil. The only thing that isent british in modern clothing is jeans, and sneaker/any sport shoes. Those are American. So you basicly are wearing British cloths. Almost everyone is wearing it. The cloth that you see people normaly wearing everyday is stylized British clothing, because it British because it has British oragins. Westernized clothing IS British clothing.
Ah the middle ages when an hourglass figure was an attractive quality of a man
@@panface8477 ok then. What do you consider british traditional clothing.
If I lived in china, I would absolutely love to do this too!
Beware of those people who says that it's a cultural appropriation
Tekiruru that would be if she wear it outside of china afterall the ones that are offended and called it cultural appropiation are americans and other westerners.
@@lc4147 i know right!! I mean wow i'd be honored if a foreigner adore our culture! (im south east asian)
@@Tekiruru when its actually cultural admiration!
Me too! Im from New Zealand. I think this is sooo cool!
Don't blame them, I kinda wish there would be a revival of Celtic clothing here in Ireland.
"Does not bode well for ethnic diversity" ?
I suppose you want a return to the Mao drone suit.
Yeah that dude could be as professional as you could imagine and he still has a faulty reasoning about it, just because han people are claiming their traditional clothing of certain era doesn't mean there restriction on other ethnic groups, by far is the other way around.
Kevin Landwaster That dude always talk about the CCP when referring to Hanfu in his book, but he doesn’t realize that Mao vowed to wipe off Chinese Culture from the world 60 years ago.
This remind me of that guy doing sick sjateboard moves while wearing all kind of traditional Chinese clothings
Yess
It was on tiktok
Yes, I have heard that he is part of this movement too.
Of course the western professor gotta frame it in a negative light
Western conspiracy theorist... just look at him, he does look unintellectual
Ofc the privileged white man will have a problem with people expressing their culture as he has none
He was right tho
@@yuut01234 he looks like your average globalist
@@gaius5901 you mean the white american who has no culture, because white people in other places outside north america do have a culture (or did before the world got americanized). But perhaps your melanin rich brain does not allow you to see the difference
I’d love to embrace this even though I’m not Chinese. If Levi’s are worn around the world I hope to be able to wear Hanfu or Saree respectfully without offending anyone. Beautiful attire and peace and love to all.
This is awsome. We Persians in Iran need to do this.
Why would you want to wear han clothing in iran??
Hitz1001 I think they’re talking about reviving traditional Persian clothing if I understand it correctly.
@@kathyxu1513 yes
Tchador is an ancient clothing dating back antiquity
why not?
The Han era stuff is really gorgeous.
Ngl your right
Well
Technically, it's not just the "Han era", but also the various other native dynasties as well. Most popular currently would be the Tang dynasty, I would say. The Song dynasty and Ming dynasty are pretty close seconds though. I actually tend to find that Han dynasty clothing is the least popular.
As different cultures melded together over the past 100+ years and western clothing taken over, it’s so refreshing to see this. Every culture is beautiful and unique and is so inspiring to witness.
Honestly, I can say that I would like traditional clothing back as well. We can be local in a very global world. Also, all those people in han traditional clothes are so cute!
I'm not chinese and I want those clothes back too. I'd love to wear them at least one time because they r so beautiful and these clothes send some type of vibes that no other clothes do regardless their fashion level.
For real it's just so 😍😍😍 Chinese people better be proud of their traditional clothes it's literally ethereal
Do we need a white dude criticizing what we should wearing? Why not focusing your own country
@N3ppy I feel that the only reason so many people are saying he should just focus on his own country is because his argument is extremely flawed. Not necessarily because we want him to bother with what we decide to wear. At least, that’s how I feel.
It’s lovely. The clothes are beautiful. The Manchu clothing is beautiful as well.
Many people wear kimono or Victorian era clothing all the time, so I don’t see why this would be a problem for anyone.
No joke, I wouldn’t mind if traditional clothing came back
I hope native dress becomes a neat everyday fashion in all the different cultures all over the world! Every culture is unique and everyone should be very proud of their own! Chinese youths are strong and doing something very important.
The qipao that is often seen in Western media are actually the ones that were popular in the 1920's-40's among socialite women in China. The manchu ones looked completely different
Qipao (from Mandarin Chinese: 旗袍 is a type of feminine body-hugging dress with distinctive Chinese features of Manchu origin. It was called mandarin gown during 1920s-1930s, popularised by Chinese socialites and upper-class women in Shanghai. Basically a slim fit version of Manchu dress.
U can see people in traditional clothing daily in india😊😊
i see them daily in US too, because i got a lot of Indian neighbors here at the west coast, it's very pretty.
Women wear Saree all the time and it's so beautiful. But, men need to wear more Dhoti which is so versatile dress, my dad knows 108 ways of tieing a dhoti.
@Chuwie wdym? We do have a choice unless it's a formal occasion.
@@nishitas7793 he meant that in stereotypical that Indians were so poor to have better clothing.
Modern Western clothing is the real enemy.
Speaking as a modern westerner, our clothing is boring and corporate corporate and... I don't want it.
I've been adding elements of older clothing styles to my everyday clothing, and honestly it's just better.
I can definitely understand and support a traditional clothing movement in China!
But erasing Qipao when they assert other countries' tradional clothings are Chinese is definitely toxic nationalist behavior. We can't change the history.
I think it's possible to weave Chinese culture into modern fashion, it doesn't need to do a rewind. During the past , Chinese fashion must be quite trendy to be adopted by the Koreans and Japanese.
Yes. Every beautiful idea and style that Japan and Korea and Vietnam has today came from China, each at different stages.
Agree.
Only the uncreative copy without creating.
@@sebastianmelmoth685 Don't say that. They might have copied, but they gave it their own twist, which is still creative and distinct.
@@blessedevelyn339 Not at all. Just recycled a period in history.
i agree i watch a lot of Korean and Chinese historical dramas and at times the traditional costumes and dress is so beautiful and amazing to see on screen i cant even imagine the level of skills craftsmanship and creativity it took to be able to create them back in a time when it must have difficult to do so without having like sewing machines and electricity everything must have been made by hand and yet their clothing was so elaborate and luxurious with complicated embroidery work and bead work not to mention in some cases they would use jewels as well i think the beauty of their traditional clothing is a visible testimony of the level of craftsmanship in fashion design at that time even if they didn't know it then if someone could go back in time and brought one of those people here to the present world their skills would be invaluable in the world of fashion design