Men and women in xuanduan (玄端), possibly a Guan Li ceremony, 2007.
Simplified Chinese
玄端
Literal meaning
Dark-coloured square-cut; Black and square-edged
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xuánduān
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese
元端
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
yuánduān
Xuanduan (Chinese: 玄端), also known as yuanduan (Chinese: 元端), is a form of Chinese court dress (and/or ritual garment[1][2]) which was made of dark or black fabric.[3][4] It is a form of yichang (i.e. a set of attire composed of upper and lower garment).[5][6] It was worn since the Western Zhou dynasty.[5] During the Ming dynasty, under the reign of Emperor Jiajing, the xuanduan became a model for the regulations reforms related to yanfu (casual or leisure clothing) worn by the Emperor and officials.[7]
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