The Reappearance of Ancient Costumes in Today’s China: Hanfu Wearers and Their Community
(2021) COSM40 20211Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
- Abstract
- Wearing Hanfu(汉服) is an emerging phenomenon in urban landscapes in Mainland China. On the other hand, Hanfu is a relatively obscure focus of study in academia. Born in the social context of nostalgia and traditional learning, Hanfu has grown into a clothing culture popular among the younger generations. By asking the question, how young people in the Hanfu cultural community perceive and express their involvement. This study sheds light on experiences and opinions of individuals in the Hanfu community. The empirical findings come from 13 semi-structured interviews. The study finds that young people wear Hanfu because of significant cultural identity and cultural self-awareness. Notwithstanding, diversity is notable in the Hanfu community.... (More)
- Wearing Hanfu(汉服) is an emerging phenomenon in urban landscapes in Mainland China. On the other hand, Hanfu is a relatively obscure focus of study in academia. Born in the social context of nostalgia and traditional learning, Hanfu has grown into a clothing culture popular among the younger generations. By asking the question, how young people in the Hanfu cultural community perceive and express their involvement. This study sheds light on experiences and opinions of individuals in the Hanfu community. The empirical findings come from 13 semi-structured interviews. The study finds that young people wear Hanfu because of significant cultural identity and cultural self-awareness. Notwithstanding, diversity is notable in the Hanfu community. Those involved see Hanfu as a unique carrier for social interaction. It also plays the role of a perspective of youth subculture to express personal aesthetics, a symbol for uniting Han ethnicity, an appeal for improving Chinese soft power. (Less)
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- author
- Fan, Ruyu
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- COSM40 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Hanfu, Hanfu Revival Movement, Youth Subculture, Nostalgia, Tradition Learning, Cultural Self-awareness, Han Nationalism, China
- language
- English
- id
- 9071931
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- 2022-01-17 16:10:15
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