Costume in Ancient Times

The earliest costume originated from labor. Clothes first appeared during the reigns of Yellow Emperor, Yao and Shun, ending the phenomenon of wrapping simple things around their body. People wore such clothes at ceremonies like ancestor worship and sacrifices to the heaven and the earth.

• Patches on ancient official robes
• Official Hats of the Qing Dynasty
• Costume in Ancient Times
• Costume in the Shang Dynasty
• Costume in the Western Zhou Dynasty
• Garments during the Spring & Autumn and Warring States Period
• Costume in the Qin Dynasty
• Costume in the Han Dynasty
• Costume of Wei and Jin Periods
• Costume in the Northern and Southern Dynasties
• Costume in the Tang Dynasty
• Costume in the Song Dynasty
• Costume in the Yuan Dynasty
• Costume in the Ming Dynasty
• Costume in the Qing Dynasty