Comments on: Shanghai Movie John Cusack in Tuxedo and Chow Yun-Fat in a Chinese Outfit

By: annie

annie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:43:41 +0000

Historically, the Han were the dominant rulers with the exception of the Yuan (Mongol) and Qing (Manchu) dynasties. The current rulers have been fair about giving recognition to the minority non-Han ethnic groups, which had endured discrimination in the past. However, that doesn’t take away the fact that the traditional Han costumes are more representative of China as they’ve been worn for thousands of years until 1644 with the Manchu conquest.

By: Teaser Trailer

Teaser Trailer — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:41:56 +0000

China is a wide country: the Hans are not the only ones to be guardians of Chinese traditions…

By: annie

annie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:14:27 +0000

The "traditional" Chinese outfit Chow is wearing is not at all traditional, but was derived from Manchurian fashions. this particular style was worn only for a short period in the early half of the 20th century. These are examples of traditional Han Chinese clothing: Han Chinese beauties in traditional costumes (Hanfu) Artworks for Chinese REAL costumes Hanfu.(include some noblewomen wearing formal attires ) More about Han Chinese clothing at: Wikipedia