✨The Ruqun (襦裙）refers to a 2-piece Hanfu where the top and skirt are separated. This style first started appearing in the Eastern Han Dynasty and became popularized during the Weijin + Northern/Southern Dynasty (220-420 AD).

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✨Ruqun (2-piece outfit) during the Wei-Jin + North/South Dynasty (220 - 589 AD)

This time period spans over 350 years and incorporates:
1) the Three Kingdoms era,
2) the Jin Dynasty,
3) the Northern/Southern dynasties

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✨ Straight-sleeved Zhiju (straight-edged) robes:
Similar to the curved-sleeve Zhiju, this style of robe has short sleeves that are wide and straight. The overall length of the robe is also shorter. The robe has the signature straight-edge from waist to floor shared by all Zhiju robes

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✨Hanfu is like an iceberg, you never know how many layers are underneath the surface 😂

The first layer consists of:
1) Cross-collared shirt (**Make sure the collar is crossed left-over-right)
2) Pants

Second layer consists of:
1) Bottom skirt
2) Top robe

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✨Quju robes are identified by the diagonal cut of the fabric at the front. It was worn around the same time period as the straight-edged Zhiju robes (直裾).

For anyone interested in actually purchasing Hanfu for wear, Quju and Zhiju robes are AMAZING for fall/winter weather.

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✨直裾战国袍 / Straight-edged Warring States robe:
Distinguished by the excessive amount of fabric for the sleeves and the waist-to-floor straight edge, this style of Warring States robe was worn between the Warring States period and the Han Dynasty.

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