The Study of Ancient Chinese Costume is an academic monograph created by Shen Congwen, a China writer, which systematically examines China's costume culture. 198 1 Hong Kong Branch of Commercial Press published in September, with Guo Moruo as the preface. The book discusses the relationship between the evolution of ancient Chinese clothing system and the social environment at that time. His unique insights have reached places that have not been visited by predecessors, and the theories that have not been achieved by predecessors are the crystallization of Shen Congwen's achievements since he engaged in cultural relics research. This book enjoys a high reputation in academic circles and is regarded as a classic in this field so far. This book, written for more than 20 years, typically embodies the academic ecology of China in the second half of last century. The book is published by the Commercial Press and Shanghai Bookstore Press. 20 1 1 This book was selected as the third series of China's modern academic masterpieces. 1 Research on Ancient Chinese Costume covers the period from Yin Shang Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, and makes a subtle study and discussion on the costume problems of various dynasties from 3000 to 4000. The book has 700 images and 250,000 words. Books are about clothes, but we can't just talk about clothes. From the carrier of clothing, it is not difficult to see the political, military, economic, cultural, folk-custom, philosophy, ethics and many other changes in China's ruling and opposition parties. This is also the value of this book. The book is famous for its excellent textual research, records and combing in the form of reading notes.