Ruqun

Ruqun, which literally means jacket (and) skirt, was first introduced during the Warring States (475BC - 221BC) and disappeared in the Manchu Ch'ing period. In between over 2000 years, as length and width varied, the basic shape and structure of Ruqun remained the same. Ruqun is the most basic form of female clothing in Hanfu system.

Parts of Ruqun:

Ru: Jacket or short upper outer garment

Xiuzi (same as Xiu): Sleeves of Runqun are generally long and narrow.

Jiaoling Youren: "Crossed collars, tying to the right." This is the standard collar style of hanfu. For both men and women, always overlap the right side of the hanfu with the right side. The opposite right-over-left style is for other nations or used to dress a corpse for burial.

Yaodai: A waist sash fabricated with silk or leather and is used to provide fixation

Gongtao: As indicated in the figure, a belt weaved with ribbons. A gongtao usually has several knots tied in the middle part and hangs loosely to the ground; some have a jade ornament (Yupei) strung in the middle part to press the breadths of the skirt to prevent the skirt from becoming loose, so that the beauty of the suit would not be affected.

Qun: A skirt with 6 to 12 breadths and comes in various colors and styles