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Different social classes in different eras boast different fashion trends, the colour yellow or red is usually reserved for the emperor.

China's fashion history covers hundreds of years with some of the most colourful and diverse arrangements.

During the Qing Dynasty, China's last imperial dynasty dramatic shift of clothing occurred, the clothing of the era before the Qing Dynasty is referred to as Hanfu or traditional Han Chinese clothing.

Many symbols such as phoenix have been used for decorative as well as economic purposes.