In the Qing Dynasty, almost all men, women and children wore "side lapels", long sleeves, straight collars and buttons. Lapel inclines to the right from the neckline, and the inner lapel is bagged. Pants are "big crotch pants", wide and big, connected to the waist, four or five inches wide. The waist is not open, and the excess part is folded in front of the stomach and tied with a belt. Pant legs, also known as trouser legs, are about 0.3 meters wide. Women's clothes are rolled up at the collar, and lace is added at the front, cuffs and trouser legs. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, men in the upper class wore robes and sometimes mandarin jackets when they went out or received visitors. The apron commonly worn by rural women can actually cover the chest. The hem is wide to both sides, and the upper end is embroidered with flowers, plus "neck chain", "waist chain", "tooth tag" and "bracelet". Girls wear braids and young women wear buns. In addition, women with small feet also wear embroidered shoes and Roper clothing. The peasant woman doesn't bind her feet, and the old woman is also Roper.

In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, men in the upper class wore hats and hats. Ordinary men wore cylindrical claw hats made of cotton thread, and later they wore hemispherical wool hats. Women seldom wear hats in cold weather.

During the Republic of China, men's side skirts were gradually eliminated, and gowns and jackets increased. Later, the Chinese tunic suit appeared, which swept the intelligentsia. Workers often wear short shirts, commonly known as jackets. Women are still dominated by side skirts, and only a few women who have read books change into cheongsam or blue-black skirts, and their sleeves are obviously shortened to the roots of their palms. Men who have read books mostly change into western-style pants and use belts or suspenders, while women's pants have always been dominated by large crotch.

In terms of shoes and socks, the Qing Dynasty wore cloth shoes, which were made by housewives. Women's shoes are embroidered, with little feet and toes upturned, and the length is only 14- 15 cm. More barefoot in rainy days; Or wear clogs, called "shoes"; Or the cloth sole is thickened and coated with tung oil. Go out of town or go up the mountain to cut grass and firewood, and wear sandals. During the Republic of China, rubber shoes, rain boots and leather shoes were brought in from other places, and only a few people wore them. A pair of rain boots is often used by the whole family Socks were sewn with cloth in the old days, and yarn-woven socks began to appear in the late Qing Dynasty.