Han Chinese clothing, or Hanfu (TC: æ¼¢æœ; SC: 汉æœ; pinyin: hà nfú;; literally “Clothing of the Han people”) refers to the traditional clothing of the Han Chinese, the predominant ethnic group of China.

As its name suggests, Hanfu encompasses all types of traditional clothing worn by the Han Chinese ethnic group. As such, it has a history as long as the history of the Han Chinese people. Hanfu was eliminated by Manchu invaders by force in the 17th century, and is not widely regarded in China as a national costume (unlike Qipao) and public awareness survives to a limited extent through periodic dramas and films.

Qipao and Tangzhuang are popularly regarded as traditional Chinese clothing in popular media throughout the world. This is because these were influenced and introduced by the Manchus who ruled China during the Qing Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history. As a result, the Manchus introduced their culture and inevitably forcibly established their style of dress displacing the native Hanfu of previous generations.

Many traditional costumes of Asian countries, such as the kimono in Japan, along with the traditional dresses Korean Hanbok are heavily influenced by the Chinese Hanfu due to the extensive cultural exchanges between the neighbouring countries. In contrast to China, Traditional Japanese and Korean dress have not been affected by similar changes like in China and have been preserved over the centuries, and have retained many core elements of the original Hanfu.