Zhongshan suit was particularly popular in the Republic of China. What does it have to do with Dr. Sun Yat-sen?

Zhongshan suit is advocated by Sun Yat-sen, and it is also simple and practical. Since the revolution in 19 1 1, it has been popular with suits. 19 12, the government of the Republic of China designated the Zhongshan suit as a formal suit, modified its shape and gave it a new meaning. Lapel, lapel, there are five buttons on the front, four patch pocket, and three buttons on the cuff. The backboard is not broken. These forms are actually exquisite and meaningful according to the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty in the Book of Changes.

First, the four pockets of the predecessor represent the four dimensions of the country (courtesy, justice, honesty and shame), and the lid of the pocket is an inverted pen holder, which means ruling the country by writing. Secondly, the five buttons on the front are different from the separation of powers (administration, legislation, justice, examination and supervision) in the west. Third, the three buttons on the cuff represent the Three People's Principles (nationality, civil rights and people's livelihood). Fourth, the unbreakable back symbolizes the great righteousness of peaceful reunification of the country. Fifth, the collar is defined as lapel closure, which shows the concept of strict governance.

The Zhongshan suit was named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen who took the lead in putting it on. When the Kuomintang Constitution was formulated in the Republic of China 18, it was stipulated that all civil servants at a certain level should wear Chinese tunic suits when they were sworn in, to show their obedience to Mr. Wang's law. Shape: vertical lapels, double-breasted buttons, five buttons on the front, four patch pocket buttons and three buttons on the cuffs. The back piece is complete. However, the origin of Zhongshan suit is still inconclusive. It is said that Dr. Sun Yat-sen went to Shanghai to make clothes many times in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

After the Revolution of 1911 (19 1 1), Sun Yat-sen designed a new type of men's clothing based on Japanese sergeant's clothing and student's clothing, which was successfully made by a clothing store in Shanghai. It is also said that Sun Yat-sen commissioned Zhang Fangcheng, an overseas Chinese in Japan, to design a sketch of the Chinese tunic suit, and then went to Shanghai, where he ordered Wang Caiyun, a famous tailor in Ningbo, to make a woolen suit named Rongchangxiang according to the pattern in 19 16. There is also a saying that in 19 19, Sun Yat-sen took his Japanese military uniform to Henry Clothing Store in Shanghai and put it on casual clothes, which became the origin of the Zhongshan suit.