#u-collar

U-shape collar shan + jiaoshuqun by 襦一坊汉服工作室

How do you call the U-collar ruqun in chinese?

The U-collar ruqun is called “坦领襦裙” (Tanling Ruqun) in Chinese. “坦领/Tanling” refers to the U-collar. Sometimes the U-collar will also be called “U领/U Ling” (literally “U collar”), although that isn’t as common. Below - photo of U-collar ruqun & banbi (x):

Hi, thanks for the suggestion!

There’s a Weibo blog called Hanfu Zixun/汉服资讯 (Hanfu Information) that compiles statistics on the hanfu industry, and they have an article on the top hanfu styles/items sold on Taobao in 2018, by sales volume (%). You can go to the Source (in Chinese) to get more information on the methodology and finer details. Please note that the list below only includes women’s styles/items, and the percent values are rounded. For definitions of hanfu names & terms, please see my guide to the different types of hanfu. Now without further ado, the list:

Top 10 Most Popular Hanfu Styles/Items of 2018 (click on text for image sources):

1. Waist-high Ruqun/齐腰襦裙 - 26.9%

2. Chest-high Ruqun/齐胸襦裙 - 19.6%

3. Aoqun/袄裙 - 13.1%

4. Beizi/褙子 - 10.6%

5. Qun (skirt)/下裙 - 8.4% 

6. Upright-collar Ao/立领袄 - 8.3%

7. Upright-collar Shan/立领衫 - 3.9%

8. U-Collar/坦领 - 3%

9. Daxiushan/大袖衫 - 2.7%

10. Pifeng/披风 - 1.5%

Note: see the #11-16 spots, as well as lists for men’s styles, at the Source.

Some comments:

- Ruqun was the most popular style, with waist-high ruqun and chest-high ruqun taking the #1 and #2 spots, respectively.

- Ming dynasty styles had a strong showing, with four spots in the top 10: Aoqun (#3), Upright-collar Ao (#6), Upright-collar Shan (#7), and Pifeng (#10).

- Quju, which used to be one of the most popular hanfu styles (if not the most popular style) during the early days of the hanfu revival movement, has now fallen to #15 (0.18%). 

——【間樂天】—— “間樂天 有微妙間響 能微妙音響 能作歌舞”

Traditional Chinese Hanfu photography via 司音儿. 

She is depicted as Feitian/飛天, also known as Apsaras, as portrayed in the cave art of the Dunhuang Grottoes. Apsaras were originally female spirits of the cloud and water in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Images of the flying celestials dancing, making music, and/or scattering petals to praise the Buddha and other saints made their way to China and played an important role in Chinese art. (X)