engl106 assignment4

Development of Chinese clothing culture

Thesis statement: Briefly introduce the development of

Chinese cloth and the reasons beyond this development.

Presented by: Hanxiao Wang, Shiqi Wang

Outline Ancient male Chinese cloth Ancient female Chinese cloth Why are they different Modern Chinese cloth culture Gender blending Cause of Gender blending Conclusion

Reference list http://www.ikouyu.com/e/reads/9058.shtml http://wenwen.soso.com/z/q235939503.htm?sp=3000 Institution of Chinese Family Culture. “Culture of

Ancient Chinese Clothing.” China Family Culture. Institution of Chinese Family Culture, 4/13/2010. Web. 4/11/2011.

Falu Yin, Shu’an Xu. History of Ancient Chinese Culture. Beijing: Peking University Press, 1991. Print.

Ancient Male Cloth

•Usually made of cotton

•Robe is the most popular style

•Embroidery represents the level

http://news.mycollect.net/info/109944.html

Ancient Female Cloth

Long and large sleeve

Made of silk

Usually light robe

http://www.hrxs.com/image/04a(1).jpg

Why significant different?•Male

1. Easy to work2. Social manner

•Female1. Beautiful2. Social manner

http://img.bimg.126.net/photo/SERsfIYja-_Fq4jhrMhsuQ==/2873859512216691787.jpg http://jlq1121.blog.163.com/blog/static/

6525475820082912530831/

Social Manner Social level

• Emperor• nobles• Peasant

Man and Woman• Woman is property• Women usually don’t do hard

work• Women are forbidden to act like

men

http://cn.made-in-china.com/showroom/jordancai/product-detailOfQnGvJTFraS/

http://www.last.fm/group/Chinese+Indie/forum/26159/_/366453 http://www.faxingw.cn/UserFiles/feizhuliufaxing(1).jpg

http://my.icxo.com/attachments/2008/12/400222_200812261521011qxIC.jpg

Today’s Chinese dressing in youth!

Uniform? Jumper? Punk? hippie? Non-mainstream? gender blending?

Gender blendingWhy?

Chris Lee The first Chinese

singer singing in show Today of NBC

Asia Song Festival best singer

The Most influential people in China

The cover people of New York Times

http://img1.ifensi.com/channelimg/Image/bagua2/9/7/36.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azB27ijROCs&feature=related

HAHAHAHAHAHA

http://news.163.com/07/1012/11/3QJN4TI700011229_2.html

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100129164538/zh.uncyclopedia/images/5/5e/%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%87%E6%98%A5_(2).jpg

Zhu Liu Competitor of 2010

Happy Boy

The most controversy TOPIC in China

http://rolormusic.com/photo/%E5%88%98%E8%91%97.JPG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1rDvllAZRA&feature=related

Why? Why? Why? Unhealthy or becoming famous

Rich life---female

The lack of father

conclusion Development Society, government, economy, races…

Culture music ,movie, politic, sub-culture…