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HAN COSTUME
Han costume or Hanfu is the traditional dress
of Han nationality in China. Han costume has a
history of more than three millennia. From the
beginning of its history, Han costume (especially
in elite circles) was inseparable from silk.
TRADITIONAL
CHINESE MEDICINE
A complete Han costume garment is assembled
from several pieces of clothing into an output:
Yi (): Any open cross-collar garment, and worn
by both sexes
Pao (): Any closed full-body garment, worn
only by men in Han costume
Ru (): Open cross-collar shirt
Shan (): Open cross-collar shirt or jacket that is
worn over the Yi
Qun () or Chang (): Skirt for women and men
Ku (): Trousers or pants
People are also able to accessorize with tassels
and jade pendants or various ornaments hung
from the belt or sash, known as Pei ().
With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique
system to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM
approach is fundamentally different from that of
Western medicine.
In TCM, the understanding of the human body
is based on the holistic understanding of the
universe as described in Daoism, and the
treatment of illness is based primarily on the
diagnosis and differentiation of syndromes.
The TCM approach treats Zang-Fu organs as the
core of the human body. Tissue and organs are
connected through a network of channels and
blood vessels inside human body.
Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and
manipulating fine needles into specific points on
the body with the aim of relieving pain and for
therapeutic purposes. According to traditional
Chinese acupuncture theory, these acupuncture
points lie along meridians along which Qi, the
vital energy, flows.