Curving-front Garment

Qin dynasty is the first official dynasty in China. People gradually began to get rid of the barbarian lifestyle during the Qin dynasty. During that time, they invented the curving-front garment, the most ceremonious Han clothing which was also known as Quju. It is suitable for both male and female, and the most noticeable feature of Quju is its diagonal body wrapping.

Here is a picture of curving-front garment:

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Argument:

While modern Chinese started to recreate the traditional Chinese
clothing, they argued a lot about the form of curving-front garment. The argument can be divided into two parts. On the one hand, someone believed that the length of the sleeve on curving-front garment should be as short as most of the modern clothes, but the researchers argued that ancient people actually prefer long sleeve, because it can pretend them from wind and cold. It also looks more elegant while the sleeves are long enough to hide people's hand. Acting in accordance with their research, the sleeves should be at least 75 inches long.

On the other hand, someone insists to make the bottom of curving-front garment like a curve, because they think it looks beautiful this way. However, now some expertises argued that the bottom should be straight, because our ancestors wanted to indicate that it is essential to be an upright person. What's more, this design can make the clothes tenser while walking, so people will look gentle and elegant if the bottom is straight.

However, overall, even if there exist a lot of argument around the curving-front garment, we can't deny that it is one of the most important forms of traditional Chinese clothing. People ought to wear it in those important, serious situations because they seem sacred in it.