Hufu

Hufu
Hufu
	A foreign Sogdian soldier wearing a curved collar (曲领) short robe, Eastern Han, early 3rd century.
	Figurines from Northern Wei. On the left: Foreign fashion lapel robes On the right: Foreign-influenced or foreign-style cross-collared robes closing to the left side instead of the right side. Traditionally, Chinese style upper garment closes to the right.
Chinese name
Chinese	胡服
Literal meaning	Barbarian clothing
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Húfú
Korean name
Hangul	호복
Hanja	胡服
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	Hobok

Hufu (Chinese: 胡服; pinyin: húfú; Korean: 호복; Hanja: 胡服; RR: hobok), also referred as Hu clothing, nomadic dress, 'barbarian' clothing or dress, or foreign dress, is a generic term which refers to any clothing which was worn in ancient China and its surrounding regions by non-Han Chinese people. This term is also used to refer to clothing of foreign origins in ancient China. The introduction of Hufu-style garments and attire in China occurred by the time of King Wuling of Zhao.

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