The Cultural Politics of Clothing:The Modern Emergence and its Boundary-Setting Practices of Hanfu as a"Mediating Object"
From merely being discussed online to being seen everywhere on the streets,Hanfu culture catches the public attention and becomes the subject of youth culture research.The article believes that in order to understand the tensions contained in Hanfu as a cultural phenomenon,we first need to regard Hanfu as a"mediating object"and studies its modern emergence and the social relations its connects.Secondly,it is necessary to bring in the theoretical perspective of boundary research to reveal the inner dynamics of Hanfu practice as a"reinvented tradition",and capture clues about its directions.