In fact the military was totally distinctive in its appearance. Every individual stratum displayed a different fashion. During the Pre-Qing Dynasty (also known as the Manchu Dynasty was the last ruling dynasty of China from 1644 to 1912.); the prevalent ancient Chinese clothing was broadly referred to as hanfu with many variations such as traditional Chinese academic dress.
Each social or historical period brought about a new style. The ancient Chinese clothing has varied greatly throughout different periods of time. Varied symbols are used on the clothing to distinguish between various strata of society. Each of these has specific styles and significance of dressing. The ancient Chinese people had very distinctive social classes.
