Hanfu is the term used for the historical styles of clothing worn in China by the Han Chinese. Traditionally, the hanfu consisted of a robe or shirt worn as the upper garment, plus size hanfu with a pleated skirt commonly worn as the lower garment. Following the Han dynasty, this clothing had developed into a variety of styles utilising fabrics that encompassed a number of complex textile production techniques, particularly those used to produce silk, and had absorbed a number of elements from foreign cultures.Ancient Han Chinese clothing styles are also noted as being influential in the development of other traditional East Asian clothing, such as the adoption of Chinese court clothing by Heian period courtiers in Japan, almost directly leading towards the development of the kimono, the development of the Korean hanbok, qipao dress plus size as well as the development of traditional Southeast Asian clothing such as the Vietnamese áo giao lĩnh.The Hanfu movement is a fashion and social movement of the 21st century that seeks the revival of ancient Han Chinese clothing.