An Exploration of the Identity of Contemporary Chinese Hanfu Enthusiasts On Chinese Social Platform Weibo
Authors
Yirong Xie1, *
1Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, 315100, China
*Corresponding author. Email: hnyyx1@nottingham.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Yirong Xie
Available Online 1 June 2022.
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.058How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Hanfu; Identity; Weibo
- Abstract
In contemporary China, the Hanfu Movement was initiated to revitalize traditional Chinese clothing and culture. The purpose of this thesis was to examine hanfu’s agency in self-expression. This article examined the self-presentation of hanfu bloggers on Weibo, suggesting that hanfu items provide a diverse range of opportunities for expressing one’s identity in terms of consumption capacity, cultural capital, and individuality. Through their depiction of the ancient aristocracy, the hanfu enthusiasts demonstrate their ideal selves and the lives they aspire to. Moreover, hanfu can be considered that provide a solution for resolving the contradiction between tradition and modernity through the romantic retrospection of past.
- Copyright
- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Yirong Xie PY - 2022 DA - 2022/06/01 TI - An Exploration of the Identity of Contemporary Chinese Hanfu Enthusiasts On Chinese Social Platform Weibo BT - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 313 EP - 318 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.058 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.058 ID - Xie2022 ER -