A new kind of clothing-Zhongshan suit, which is different from China traditional clothing and western clothing, has become popular and has become a national costume representing the image of China. The Zhongshan suit was named after Sun Yat-sen's design and first wearing. It symbolizes the revolution. With the unification of China by the Kuomintang and the promotion of Sun Yat-sen's worship movement, it became an orthodox costume, and then became the uniform of civil servants, affecting all parts of the country.

In the past, historians paid attention to the birth time and process of Zhongshan suit. Only john fitzgerald, an Australian scholar, mentioned the symbolic significance of the Chinese tunic suit in the book Awakening China: Politics, Culture and Class in the National Revolution.

Zhongshan suit is a special political costume, and its popularity is closely related to the promotion of the national government. The infiltration of state power and people's conscious acceptance of discipline have created the popularity of Zhongshan suit, which has had a far-reaching impact on Chinese people.

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Clothing is a symbol in a sense, and there must be some logical form between the symbol and the thing it symbolizes, so that there can be a two-way interaction, which makes it easier for viewers to feel and grasp the external form of the symbol.

Zhongshan suit is just such a costume symbol, which embodies the concept of the Three People's Principles and the worship complex of Sun Yat-sen ... Zhongshan suit emphasizes the practical style of civilians and implies the idea of the Three People's Principles: the front skirt has five buttons, representing "separation of five powers"; Four pockets, symbolizing "the four dimensions of the country"; The three cufflinks express the "Three People's Principles".

Sun Yat-sen's thought of establishing democracy and the Three People's Principles system has been fully reflected in clothing, and Zhongshan suit has become a symbol of "revolution" in physical space. Sun Yat-sen took the lead in putting on the Chinese tunic suit, which became a symbol of revolution and fashion and became all the rage. Later, Zhongshan suit became the uniform of Nanjing National Government.

The birth of Chinese tunic suit ended the situation that China's robe and clothing system dominated the whole country for thousands of years, and subverted the original concept of China's traditional clothing and body space. The popularity of Chinese tunic suit also represents the emergence of the concept of clothing equality, which is a shocking revolution in the history of clothing development in China.

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