Research on the art and folk meaning of wedding clothes in Shanxi in the Qing Dynasty

Wenjing Chen; Yufei Li

doi:10.62051/86m40082

Authors

Wenjing Chen
Yufei Li

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62051/86m40082

Keywords:

Qing Dynasty; Shanxi; wedding dress; folklore.

Abstract

As a product of the integration of national etiquette and regional culture, Shanxi wedding clothing in the Qing Dynasty has the functions of social education, folklore and emotional expression. To a certain extent, it reflects the change of dynastic politics and the meaning of the prototype of life. Based on the context of time and the relevant historical materials of the physical map and the local chronicles of Shanxi, the article explores the art and folk meaning of wedding dress in Shanxi in the Qing Dynasty around the thrifty Jinbei area, the Jinzhong region and the profound Jinnan region where Jin merchants gathered. It is believed that Shanxi wedding clothes and related etiquette and customs in the Qing Dynasty have gone through the inheritance of the clothing system, etiquette and customs are still thrifty; the integration of Manchu and Han, marriage customs and luxury; the combination of Chinese and Western styles, and the simplified etiquette system. Through its art form, the changes of the times and folk characteristics can be seen, with the characteristics of "space-time".

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