Five-element colors: blue, red, yellow, white and black, which are the main basic colors used in China ancient clothing, that is, Hanfu. The clothing colors of China's dynasties basically came from these five primary colors, especially the colors of some dresses, court clothes and auspicious clothes. In the five elements of color, the frequency of color application from high to low is: black, red, cyan, white and yellow.
Black is the waterline, symbolizing winter and the north, symbolizing the' merit' in the five virtues. In the period of strict etiquette, it shows solemnity and deterrence. Qin Shihuang decided that black was the color of Qin's national flag costume, just because Qin won the world with water virtue.
Red is the fire line, symbolizing summer and the south, with the connotation of wealth and happiness, corresponding to the "obedience" in the five virtues. Therefore, almost all the official costumes of festivals, celebrations and other occasions in the past dynasties chose red.
Blue is a wooden line, symbolizing spring and the East, corresponding to the "Ming" in the Five Virtues. Cyan is generally used as a formal dress color, representing peace and prosperity.
White is an enterprise, symbolizing autumn and west, corresponding to "obedience" in the five virtues. White is also a formal color, giving people a cool, light and simple feeling.
Yellow is a soil line, symbolizing the long summer and the central government, and the five virtues correspond to "Rui". The use of yellow in formal attire began in Sui and Tang Dynasties. The emperor wore yellow clothes, symbolizing centralization and majesty. In the color matching of clothing, the thought of yin and yang is also the basic rule. Among the five elements, wood fire belongs to yang, gold water belongs to yin, and soil lives in the middle. Therefore, blue and red belong to yang, white and black belong to yin, and yellow is the middle color. According to the theory of Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang complement each other, and there must be Yang if there is Yin, so Yin and Yang should coexist. According to this thought of Yin and Yang, China's clothing colors in past dynasties often used black and red, red and white, cultivated and white, blue and black, which reflected the reciprocity of Yin and Yang in tone. Yellow is often used as a single color because it symbolizes the middle position.
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