Abstract:

In China people’s values, way of thinking, political conviction and social order are deeply influenced by confucianism culture. Traditional costumes are so obviously restricted by confucianism culture that they have become a distinctive mark of grade, status and identity. According to the study of the hierarchy, aesthetic and interpretation of folk emotion in the Qilu folk costumes culture and the analysis of objects in the Folk Costumes Museum of Jiangnan University, this paper elaborates that Chinese costume culture is a process from〝compliance〞 to 〝antagonism〞 under the influence of confucianism culture. Based on the analysis of 〝compliance〞 and 〝antagonism〞 phenomenon respectively, the reason of Chinese costume culture from 〝compliance〞 to 〝antagonism〞 is that the changes of the social formation and history, the Promulgation of the Dress Orders of government as well as promotion of western-style education. This research plays a certain role in providing complements and substantial evidances for further study of confucianism culture, Chinese clothing culture and Qilu folk culture.