cheongsam

Cheongsams are divided into single, cotton, and leather. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, its style was generally collarless, placket, corset, left side, and slit on all sides. Wear it that is both fitting and conducive to riding and shooting. When you go hunting, you can also put dry food and other items in the placket. This cheongsam has two more prominent features, one is collarless. In order to unify the clothing crown, Nurhachi once determined the clothing crown system, stipulating that "all court clothes use shawl collars, and only robes are used in ordinary residences". That is, the regular clothes cannot be collared, and only the court clothes worn when entering the court can be added with a large collar shaped like a shawl. Second, there is a half-moon-shaped sleeve with a long top and short bottom at the narrow cuff, which resembles a horseshoe, commonly known as "horseshoe sleeve". Usually curled up, hunting or fighting in winter, put down, so that it covers the back of the hand, not only plays a role similar to the warmth of gloves, but also does not affect the bow and arrow, so it is also called "arrow sleeve" (Manchu called "waha"). After the Manchus entered the Central Plains, "let go of the wow" became a prescribed action in the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, and officials had to flick off the horseshoe sleeves when they entered the court to meet the emperor or other princes and ministers, and then bowed down with both hands on the ground to salute.

Greetings, please

Please Anyuan is one of the military rites of the Ming Dynasty, which can be found in the "Daming Huidian". At that time, all the commanders and envoys and guards in the country had this etiquette, which was called "bending one knee". The same is true of Jianzhou Wei, and in the Qing Dynasty, the old habits were still followed in the Eight Banners and the Green Camp left over from the Ming Dynasty. Originally, a soldier should kneel when he sees a superior officer, but because he has armor on his body, he only bends one knee or half a knee, and for a long time, when he does not wear armor, he also bends one knee as a salute, and it contains the same meaning as kowtowing and saluting, which contains the meaning of greeting and greeting. In the Eight Banners family and some Han official eunuchs, the younger generation sees the elders, the younger generations see the elders, the younger generations see the elders, and the slaves see the master and relatives and friends meet each other, all perform this ceremony, so they bend their knees and call for peace. However, in the yamen or public places, regardless of the banner holders, the Han people are saluted, and they cannot be greeted.

Men's Greeting Posture:

Straighten your posture first, such as "standing upright". Then step forward with your left leg, put your left hand on your knee, hang down your right hand, and kneel with your right leg half-kneeling with a slight pause. Look at eye level, do not bow your head, raise your head or tilt your head; Balance your shoulders, don't bend over, don't keep too far between your left and right legs, keep your left leg moving forward, and don't push your leg back.

The posture of the woman is the same as that of the man, but the distance between the left and right legs is closer, the range of movement is small, the left knee is supported by both hands, and the right hand does not hang down.

Kneel down

The ritual of "kneeling" was practiced in the imperial palace and the mansions of the five princes, as well as in the clan families. In addition to the daily summoning of the Minister of Military Aircraft, the emperor often has to summon some other officials, which is in the nature of secret talks, which is different from the court ceremony, so the officials do not have to kowtow to the emperor.

The procedure for summoning is as follows: first the registration is made by the External Concert Office, and then the Interior Concert Office arranges the start on a certain day. When the emperor had breakfast (the sky was not yet bright), the green head sticks were placed on the table, and after the meal, they were summoned separately. If there are those who are together (as with the Minister of Military Aircraft), the eunuchs all withdraw. The eunuch of the internal performance office called the officials to come to the door of the warm pavilion, lifted the curtain to let the officials in, and the eunuchs retreated outside the palace.

The official entered the door, stood and said, "The minister (someone) respectfully asks the emperor to be sainte." Then he knelt down, stood up, walked a few steps to the emperor, and knelt on a felt mat with a thick red edge and a white heart. When the game was finished, the emperor said, "Go down." So the officials got up and knelt down, took a few steps back in front of the emperor, and turned to go out. If there is something to thank you when playing the right game, you will knock on the spot and say, "Thank the emperor for his grace." If you say something wrong while playing the right game, you take off your hat and hit your head on the ground to admit your mistake. When the emperor sets the province in the morning and dusk every day and sees the queen mother, he must kneel down when he enters the door, and he also kneels when he retreats.