Why is the emperor's robe yellow?

Because yellow is an expensive color, symbolizing the supremacy of imperial power, most ancient imperial gowns were made of cloth of this color. When the emperor put on the red robe made of this color, it looked rich and powerful, giving people a very tall feeling, which made the courtiers in the DPRK unable to help prostrate themselves before the emperor. However, it does not mean that all ancient emperors' robes were yellow. On the contrary, before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, imperial robes had two colors: black and red. In fact, this color is related to the five elements.

After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, Qin Shihuang considered himself an accomplished emperor. After all, he unified the Central Plains and established a unified country. In addition, he unified all aspects of life. So Qin Shihuang gave himself a title, that is, the emperor, but it is not enough to have the title of emperor. As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and horses make the saddle. In order to highlight his position, Qin Shihuang chose a very powerful imperial robe for himself. The color of this imperial robe is black, giving people a calm and mysterious feeling. But more importantly, Qin Shihuang thought he was the emperor with water in the five elements, so he chose black as his imperial robe, because the attribute of black is water.

Until the later Han Dynasty inherited the Qin Dynasty, most emperors in the Han Dynasty were still popular with black robes, but by the time of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, red robes appeared, because in his view, red was a color of great happiness and wealth, which meant that his country could be full of vigor and vitality. But it was not until later that this red robe was abolished, because it was very simple and too bright, which could not reflect a royal etiquette.

It was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that this yellow imperial robe gradually became popular, and then it became popular. In addition to the unique charm of yellow itself, there was a qualitative leap in the materials of textile processing and cloth at that time. These silks and satins have more feeling to the touch and brighter luster.