What I Learned Today: It's not a kimono

So, my little niece Lilly (whom my sister adopted from China) loves Disney Princesses.  She goes through phases.  Last year it was all about Cinderella.  Right now she's big on Mulan.  My mother took a great picture of her dressed in her Mulan outfit and posted it, and, geek that I am, after I thought "Aww!  So cute!" I thought "Wait, (the character) Mulan is Chinese.  Why is she dressed in a (Japanese) kimono?"

Well, after a bit of research, I learned that Mulan is not wearing a Japanese kimono.  She's wearing a Hanfu, which is traditional Han Chinese clothing that goes back 3,000 years, and influenced the kimono. 

And that is what I learned today.

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[Tony]

Everything good comes from the Chinese... :)