The Study Of Gaogouli Costume

Gaogouli is one of the Chinese ancient nations in northeastern region, founding in 37 BC. and is scheduled by Tang dynasty and Xinluo 668 AD. . During the history of 705 years, It is active on the stage of history in northeast Asia and created a splendid culture.The costume culture is one of its important .This article bases on the literature record of costume of Gaogouli, together with the tomb mural to study the history of costume of Gaogouli. The history of costume of Gaogouli will be divided into four parts in the line of time.The first part is the early stage of costume of Gaogouli. The costume was in confusion. According to analysis the founding legend of Gaogouli, the author will study the origin of costume of Gaogouli, and come to the conclusion that the nationality composition of Gaogouli is complex and the costume of tribes is different during the founding of Gaogouli.The second part is the period of development of the costume of Gaogouli. Under the influence of costume culture of the central, the basic form of costume of Gaogouli is taking form after the differences of the costume of tribes have been fused. This part introduces in detail the basic factors of costume: zhefeng, ze, pao, ru, ku, qun. And discuss the three main reasons of costume according to analysis the change of hat and clothes.The third part is the maturation of the costume of Gaogouli. That is the final form of each class of Gaogouli during the period of its ending. This part mainly analysis the literature record of costume of Gaogouli in Tang dynasty and display the basic form of costume of king, noble officials, ladies, generals and soldiers, dancers, ordinary people. The costume of upper rulers is splendid and delicate increasingly, and the lower is linen clothes for work and the change is little.The last part is the characteristics of costume of Gaogouli and its influence. In the history of 705 years, Gaogouli mixed the foreign culture and the national culture together, and created unique, various and region otherness culture of costume. After the end of Gaogouli, its splendid culture provided conditions for the development of other ancient ethnic minority in northeast Asia. The adherents of Gaogouli that flowed to Bohai and Xinluo added new factors for their development of costume.