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Tsinghua University

History of Chinese Costumes | 中国服饰七千年

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Overview

This course is based on the content of Tsinghua University's premium course "History of Chinese Clothing" taught by Dr. Jia Xizeng. It invites China's best historical experts, collectors and restoration groups to learn from material life and social aesthetics through a large number of rich archaeological objects and image materials. From the perspective of change, it interprets the historical development, cultural connotation and symbolic meaning of Chinese clothing, compares and displays the artistic style, clothing styles, cutting structures, and craft details of traditional Chinese clothing, analyzes the techniques and paths for the transformation of traditional Chinese clothing elements into fashion, and provides numerous examples of famous teachers. The successful cases of big-name fashion design with historical elements build a bridge between Chinese costume history and fashion design, and help students learn the history of traditional Chinese costume, understand ancient Chinese fashion, and effectively use the elements of Chinese costume history to learn and apply what they have learned. Fashion design has great practical significance and reference value.

Syllabus

  • Chapter 1 Original Clothing and Teeth Decoration
  • Chapter 2 God-given Xia Shang
  • Chapter 3: Zhou Dynasty, a model of ritual and music
  • Chapter 4: First Entering the Dharma Ritual in Qin and Han Dynasties
  • Chapter 5 Hu Feng Sinicized the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
  • Chapter Six: The Weather of Great Powers in the Sui and Tang Dynasties
  • Chapter 7 Elegance and Luxury in the Song Dynasty
  • Chapter 8 Nomadic Style Yuan Dynasty
  • Chapter 9 Splendid and Hua Zhang Ming Dynasty
  • Chapter 10 Court Style: Qing Dynasty
  • Final exam questions

Taught by

Xizeng Jia

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