Yaoqun
A traditional Chinese overskirt
| Yaoqun | |||
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 Brown yaoqun over a white qun, Qing dynasty painting, 19th century | |||
| Chinese | 腰裙 | ||
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| Weichang | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 圍裳 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 围裳 | ||
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Yaoqun (Chinese: 腰裙), also known as weichang (Chinese: 围裳), is typically a form of abbreviated or short qun, similar to an overskirt, in Hanfu. It was typically worn by Han Chinese women over their long-length qun, traditional Chinese skirts.[1]: 48–49 It was typically worn along with the ruqun consisting of a short ru, which reaches the waist-level, and a long-length qun.[1]: 48–49 Throughout centuries, the yaoqun has often depicted in Chinese paintings,[1]: 48–49 unearthed artifacts and in Chinese tomb mural paintings.
Similar items
- Baidiequn
- Overskirt
- Bixi
See also
- Hanfu
- List of Hanfu
- Qun
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Notes
References
- ^ a b c Finnane, Antonia (2008). Changing clothes in China : fashion, history, nation. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14350-9. OCLC 84903948.
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