Wanfu is a unique way of bowing for women in ancient times

Yes, Wan Fu means to wish the other person a lot of good fortune. Later, it was used as a synonym for women's prostration.

When saluting, clasp your fingers together, lower them to your left waist, and bend your legs as a sign of respect. Wanfu means many blessings, the meaning of prayer. An ancient way for women to meet and salute. This way of saluting is often called "Wanfu", so it is also called Wanfu Li.

In ancient China, the "Ten Thousand Blessings Ceremony" was a ceremony performed by women. Different dynasties have different "Wan Fu Li", with slightly different actions and different titles. Before the Tang Dynasty, people only used the verbal "Wan Fu" to express their blessings, but during the Tang Dynasty, a ceremony was set up specifically for women, which was continued by successive dynasties.

When saluting, place your right hand on your left hand, then make a fist and place it on your abdomen, then bend your knees. We see in film and television works that when women salute, their hands will be placed on the left or right side of their abdomen, which is a deformation of different dynasties. When the "Wanfu Li" was just formed, it paid attention to the "positive" and "and" in it, so the hand would be placed on the positive **, and the balance should be emphasized.

Occasions of use. "Wanfu Li" was first used for worship during the Tang Dynasty, and only on the occasion of worship was the "Wanfu Li", and with the passage of time, the change of dynasties, women's daily salutes are also called "Wanfu Li", and salutes have become women's daily routine.

Who is eligible for the "Blessing Gift". At first, the object of "Wan Fu Li" was the object of worship, and later it was used between women and women, and men who had a good relationship and knew each other could also perform "Wan Fu Li", and it was also with the change of time and dynasties, and the salute became a daily routine, even if it was a person who did not know each other, it was necessary to bow to show respect.

The evolution of the "Rite of Blessings" is complex. Before the Tang Dynasty, the "Wanfu Ceremony" was a verbal ceremony, and saying "Wanfu" when bowing was considered a salute. During the reign of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, a ceremony was set up specifically for women.

During the Song and Ming dynasties, the etiquette performed by women when they met could be called "Wanfu Ceremony", and the related etiquette actions also changed. In the Qing Dynasty, it was not possible to satisfy women with "Wanfu Li", because "Wanfu Li" was a Han tradition and was only applicable to Han women. The Manchus have their own etiquette, such as the mouth of the Tao Wanfu Jin'an, please An, etc., as for the action, it is from the Manchu people's own etiquette.

Therefore, the salute in the Qing court drama is not the "blessing ceremony" of the Han people.

In fact, the ancient blessing ceremony is simply the way ancient women greet others, which is also the meaning of blessing others. There will be some small changes in different dynasties.

The ancient blessing ceremony, which is more common for women, means to pray for good health and well-being, which is to put the right hand on the left hand and put the fist on the abdomen with both hands. Take a step back with your right foot, bend your knees slightly, bow your chin and lower your eyebrows, and slowly get up.

Wanfu Ceremony is a kind of etiquette specially set up for women, which was originally used on more solemn occasions, and later daily etiquette was also used, meaning that it was to express their good wishes to each other.

It is the rite of a woman. Before the Tang Dynasty, people only used the verbal "Wan Fu" to express their blessings, and during the Tang Dynasty, a ritual was set up specifically for women.

China is known as the "State of Etiquette", the rite is the inner abundance of the outward, "rite" in the society all the time, travel courtesy, sitting and lying courtesy, banquet and drink courtesy, wedding and funeral courtesy, birthday courtesy, sacrifice courtesy, war courtesy and so on.

For more than 100 years, especially in Chinese mainland, which has been reformed for decades, the former "country of etiquette" has become a real "country of etiquette", and there is basically no etiquette in life, so some people say that today's China is already a rude country. Although the words are extreme, they are not far behind, and the phenomenon of not seeing today's Chinese, not courteous when meeting, not following etiquette, and not knowing etiquette in rituals. **And what our former sages said:

Thousands of teachings teach etiquette, thousands of studies and thousands of studies to learn truth? Respectfully, it's just respectful. Some scholars say:

To keep pace with the times, it is good to be sincere in your heart, just shake hands and bow now. However, it is not either, it is reasonable to either exist. The problem is that there is a problem with the etiquette now.

One is too little; Second, it's too messy; Sanlai Tai has nothing to do with Chinese culture. Therefore, it is still necessary to study the reference and inheritance of Han rites.

Dao Wanfu also belongs to the ancient women's etiquette. In the Tang and Song dynasties, women often said "ten thousand blessings" when they were exempt from salutes, which meant to wish each other many blessings. When saluting, clasp your fingers together, lower them to your left waist, and bend your legs as a sign of respect.

Manchu women don't practice Wanfu ceremony, Wanfu ceremony is done by Han women, and now many Qing court dramas are wrong.

Wanfu ceremony, as a traditional female etiquette, has been recorded in China's history books for a long time, and different dynasties have different names, but the actions are basically the same. Our country is a state of etiquette, in the eyes of the ancients, the difference between men and women is the basis of etiquette, the beauty of men's masculinity, women's femininity is beautiful, women's rites of ten thousand blessings are reflected in the gentleness and loveliness of women, if often according to this festival, it will naturally change temperament, women's way is feasible, and the family is happy.

The movements of Wanfu are: Great gift: The woman stands with her legs straight, her upper body upright or slightly bent, her hands and fingers are interlocked in front of her left chest (the right hand is pressed against the left hand), the right leg is bent back, the knee is bent, and the head is bowed.

Regular salute: Press your left hand with your right hand, press your left hand on your left hip bone, bend your knees with your legs together, and bow your head slightly. Other women have the same etiquette as men, except that the right hand is pressed against the left hand.

The Wanfu Ceremony is a common etiquette for women in ancient China, such as in the Dream of the Red Chamber. The implication is to pray for good health and well-being, and the action is also very elegant and subtle, so it is one of the unique etiquette of women, which is very beautiful. When you salute, put your right hand on your left hand and make a fist with both hands, located on your abdomen**.

Take a step back with your right foot, bend your knees slightly, bow your chin and brow down, and bend slightly.

Before the Tang Dynasty, when people saluted, they said that Wanfu was a blessing ceremony, not specifically referring to actions. In the Song and Ming dynasties, women's daily meetings and salutes can be called Wanfu Ceremony. In the Qing Dynasty, there were many types of Wanfu rites.

Manchu women do not practice the Ten Thousand Blessings ceremony, and it is not right to do so in Qing court dramas.

One of the common rituals of ancient women, the right hand is placed on the left hand and the two hands are clenched into fists, which is located in the middle of the abdomen. Take a small step back with your right foot, bend your knees slightly, lower your chin and lower your eyebrows, and bend slightly. The blessing ceremony is usually used between people who are more familiar with each other, and it is generally ten blessings for women to meet women, as well as for men who are more familiar.

However, the period is different, and after the Ming Dynasty, it is generally a blessing for women to men, whether they are familiar with them or not.

There are two men's poses.

Men's posture: Straighten the posture first, such as "standing upright". Then step forward with your left leg, put your left hand on your knee, hang down your right hand, and kneel with your right leg half-kneeling with a slight pause. Look at eye level, do not bow your head, raise your head or tilt your head; Balance your shoulders, don't bend over, don't keep too far between your left and right legs, keep your left leg moving forward, and don't push your leg back.

Women's pose. The posture of the woman is the same as that of the man, but the distance between the left and right legs is closer, the range of movement is small, the left knee is supported with both hands, and the right hand does not hang down.