A Study On Saman Cultural Influence On Manchu Costumes

Throughout the Chinese national dress , we can easily discover one cultural phenomenon. Namely: The longer the history of a nation is , or the more remote the geographical location is, the more slowly the economy develop, the stranger and plainer its clothing style and the design are. The reason is that costumes have very close connection with this nationality's religious belief.Through the study on the Manchu nationality primitivereligion------Shamanism we can surprisingly discover that although the Manchu culture hasgone through several centuries of change, and the subsequent integration with the Han Chinese culture, we can discover the precious cultural heritage of the Manchu costumes, left us by the ancestors through these colorful and strange clothing.It is similar to see those ancestors praying to the sun, the moon and stars or disguising as eagles, tigers, wolves, dogs and other gods blessing for the people. In the past ,the study on the Manchu costumes tended to focus on the apparel goods as a form of material and the field of fork. In fact it should not be the case. Costumes should be a reflection of history ,religion and spiritual life and a channel to understand human culture.Based on the study on the Manchu shamanism cultures, mainly on the totem worship and religious,the paper reveals the significance of the Manchu costumes from the Manchu people's spiritual and cultural fields so that we can better inherit the Manchu nationality clothing and let the Manchu nationality clothing culture be well-established.