Nowadays, when people in the Tang Dynasty wear traditional Hanfu, they usually wear it in formal occasions or at home. In fact, the Hanfu in the Tang Dynasty has also undergone some changes in recent years, which is to develop towards the word elegant, how should I say, towards the TV series of later generations?
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Today, when textile technology is still limited, if you want to achieve the elegant effect of the spring breeze blowing on your face and the hem of your clothes swaying lightly, nothing is better than silk!
Therefore, in these years, the traditional Hanfu worn by Tang people in formal occasions was basically made of silk, and it was high-end silk.
For contemporary Tang people, their most expensive clothes are not business attire, but traditional Hanfu. Well, this is true for both men and women.
This is something that most Tang people were exposed to when they were growing up.
Before their children's graduation ceremony in elementary school or middle school, parents often buy them a traditional Hanfu to wear on formal occasions.
What is it used for?
For the graduation party!
At the same time, you can also wear it to apply for jobs after graduation.
As for those who have graduated from colleges and universities, among other things, you must wear traditional Hanfu even if you are participating in an audition. Other attires are not allowed to enter the venue at all. This is because the clothing of Tang Dynasty officials has always remained traditional.
The style of Hanfu has not changed for decades.
As you can see from the variety, in fact, the daily attire of people in the Tang Dynasty was a combination of professional attire and traditional Hanfu plus daily casual work attire.
There are particularities in what kind of clothes to wear on different occasions, and there should be no chaos at all.
The Tang Dynasty prides itself on being a country of etiquette and cares very much about these etiquette things.
This may not be reflected in the lower class people, but it is very obvious in the middle and upper class society. Many people in the upper class have to change into many sets of clothes in a day because they attend different occasions.
Even Norris, a foreigner, can deeply feel that the people of the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to etiquette.
Sometimes when attending diplomatic meetings and the like, everyone from the official presiding over the meeting to ordinary officials, even envoys, coachmen, etc., all dress strictly without any disorder.
The etiquette culture of the Tang Dynasty also made Norris extremely addicted.
Although there appear to be many rules on the surface, it is difficult for outsiders to understand the specific dress rules of the Tang Dynasty, but Norris, who has lived in Songjiang Mansion for more than ten years, knows it very well.
And knowing more made Norris admire Datang even more.
As the saying goes, you can tell autumn with a leaf. If you just look at the Tang Dynasty people's dedication to clothing and etiquette, you can imagine the Tang Dynasty people's attitude towards other things.
Without this persistent attitude, how could it be possible to build such a huge global empire and develop such a developed civilization!
After setting foot on the pier, he once again felt the solidity of the land of the Tang Dynasty. Only then did Norris and more than 20 other people take carriages to the embassy area.
In order to facilitate management, the Tang Dynasty only established one embassy area in the huge local area for diplomats from various countries to station. This area was initially established in the business area.
However, the rent in the business district was expensive and the cost of living was also high. In order to show the benevolence of the Holy Emperor, the Tang Empire specially moved the embassy district to a small area inland in the North Bank Development Zone and built many buildings specially for them.
The embassy building.
This greatly reduces the rental costs and living costs of embassy office buildings rented by embassies of various countries.
It is worth mentioning that the Tang Dynasty adopted a centralized and closed management system for diplomats from various countries. Of course, it was not that they were locked up and not allowed to come out. They just needed permits to enter and exit.
At the same time, consulates in various countries all need to rent houses, and Datang does not charge too high rents. It just depends on the market.
What, you said you want to do what later generations did, provide them with a piece of land for free so that they can build an embassy building or something like that? Are you kidding me? The authorities are willing to do it, but the Shanghai Terminal Company is not.
You have to know that large areas of Songjiang Prefecture, including the business district, North Bank Development Zone and other urban areas, are all private property belonging to the Shanghai Terminal Company.
The title of Datang’s largest real estate company is not for nothing.
Moreover, the land value in Songjiang Prefecture is so high that the Shanghai Terminal Company is not willing to provide it for free. It is not even willing to sell it, but only rent it.
If you like it, don’t rent it. If you don’t want to rent it, get out of here.
As for the authorities, they have nothing to do with the Shanghai Terminal Company!
Moreover, the official attitude of the Tang Dynasty towards the indigenous diplomats stationed in the Tang Dynasty has always been that it is yours to come or not to come, just like the Shanghai Terminal Company: come or not if you like, get out!
Of course, people in the Tang Dynasty paid attention to etiquette, and they would definitely not say or do these things on the surface.
The carriages Norris and the others were riding in were sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Dynasty to pick them up.
These more than ten four-wheeled carriages started all the way from the North Shore Passenger Terminal, then crossed many streets, and finally arrived at the embassy district.
After arriving at the embassy area, Norris entered the first building directly with two low-level diplomats, or entourage, who were visiting Datang for the first time.
When several other people watched Earl Acton and Norris enter the first building directly, many of them looked envious.
At this time, a staff member of the Spanish consulate who came to pick up Earl Acton said in a proud tone: "Our consulate is in the first building. This first building is the tallest and largest building in the embassy area, and the rent is also the most expensive.
, and the floors in the first building can only be rented as a whole floor. They cannot be rented separately like other buildings!"
"The countries that can rent an office building here are all countries with sufficient diplomatic funds. And we, the Kingdom of Spain, have a two-story office building in the first building and more than 30 consulates stationed in the Tang Dynasty.
The only one here!"
After hearing this, Earl Acton understood, but he didn't understand why those people from England also went directly to the first building.
As far as he knew, England was not a big country, but a small country on the British Isles.
So he asked: "Are those Englishmen also in the first building?"
At this time, the staff on the side said with a look of disdain: "Yes, this England is just a small country, but it has been holding the thigh of the Tang Dynasty and supplying coal to the Tang Dynasty. I heard that the financial situation is good. In order to ensure
They have coal trade with Datang, so their diplomatic funds are relatively sufficient on weekdays."
Norris naturally couldn't hear what Earl Acton said. At this time, he had already reached the third floor, which was the Consulate of the Kingdom of England in Tang Dynasty.
He was already familiar with the situation in the consulate, and he didn't need anyone to greet him. After greeting other people in the consulate, he even didn't forget to find people upstairs and downstairs to stop by, say hello, and announce to them.
:Brother is back to kill me again!
On the second floor, in the Consulate of the Kingdom of Central Africa, Norris was chatting with his friend Li Hongbing.
However, his friend Li Hongbing looked sad because his term of office had ended.