Traditional Chinese Customs Of Dowry Dress In Book Of Songs

Clothes and brocade

This sentence is from Zheng Feng Feng. The woman in the poem was angry with her lover and never married with her lover. Afterwards, she regretted that she wanted to build a beautiful home with her lover. The poem depicts women's fantasies. Costumes Dressed up beautifully, she couldn't wait to call on the man to come and drive her to meet her.

The scene of greening in the past is vividly reflected in the following words: "the children are full of money. Regret not to send Xi. At that time, lovers were waiting for her to be married at the alley gate and in the hall. Happy life seemed to beckon to her. But because of her regrets, she could not go with him at last.

Now, after remorse, she will do her best to call her lover to reaffirm the old alliance. She was dressed in gold and clothing. "Clothes and clothes", the first word "clothes" is the verb, is the meaning of wearing, "Brocade" is " brocade clothes "With" Jing Yi ", ancient women used large amounts of dust when traveling. Shawl 。 The outer garment is also covered with "coat". "Yi Yi", commonly known as "crossing the street clothes", is made of camouflage shirts, made of flax, without collar, no cuff (cuff), and long to knee, which is worn by ancient women on their way to marriage. In addition to "Yi Yi", there is also a "dress". The "clothes" and "clothes" are all the blouses and skirts that women wear on the way to marry. They are made of flax yarn, and their functions are to prevent dust and dust on the way. brocade clothes And the pollution of brocade skirt. So the woman wore a brocade wedding dress and a thin gauze smock. She looked forward to her beloved brother driving to a wedding.

In the poem, the hero is so yearning for happy life. Can her fantasies come true?

　　 Editor's comment: in the poem, women are married to "Yi Yi" and "Liang Shang", which are all covered in Jinyi and have the effect of preventing Jinyi from being polluted. Nowadays, some of the northern part of China are married with female top heads. They also have the effect of preventing dirt from sticking.