Postcard Imperial robe at Grand Hai Li Hotel, Cultural tour
The imperial robe’s material is of silks and satins. Despite being unfinished, the robe has shows its embryonic form. [The origin of imperial dragon robes] In reign of East Han’s Emperor Ming (59 A.D.), long robes became the official costume. Since then, long robes were a general style for official clothes for many years. The term “imperial dragon robe” (lungpao) started being used in the Qing Dynasty. The dragon was regrded as a symbol of the son of heaven. On the robe are many patterns of dragons.