Why are the costumes of the emperors in Song Dynasty so simple?
There were indeed factors that advocated thrift in the Song Dynasty. This is one aspect. Zhao Kuangyin personally took the lead in saving money and prepared to recover sixteen states. In addition, the area of the imperial palace in the Northern Song Dynasty is the smallest among the unified dynasties, and it is even smaller in the Southern Song Dynasty. During the Northern Song Dynasty, several plans to expand the Forbidden City were ultimately rejected because officials were unwilling to demolish the surrounding houses. On the other hand, after the popularity of aesthetics in Tang Dynasty, aesthetics in Song Dynasty went to the track of minimalist aesthetics. The most popular celadon at that time had only one color. There is also a saying that most of the Tian Tong crowns and crowns of the Song emperors have been lost. We only saw most of the emperors' uniforms and a Tian Tong crown in Nanxun Hall of the Forbidden City. The dresses in the Song Dynasty are the most luxurious in the past dynasties, and the crowns and crowns are adorned with jewels, but modern people can only imagine them by written records.