Strangely, the ancient emperor’s robes were forbidden to be washed with water. Usually, clothes worn for a long time without washing will have a bad smell and give a feeling of not being clean. Moreover, the long robe is the emperor’s daily wear, why is it forbidden to wash it? In the king’s palace, most of the costumes from kings to concubines use embroidery and weaving methods. The emperor’s robes are always made of the finest silk, woven into the finest fabrics. Legend has it that the clothes of the emperor and queen were also embroidered with real gold, dyed with a certain amount of gold to shine. The dragon robe is embroidered from the highest quality silk, embroidered with real gold thread, very elaborately. Photo: Sohu The minus point in this embroidery method lies in the fact that the type of silk as well as the type of embroidery thread with gold thread makes the dragon robe very special. Once touched with water, the silk thread and gold thread will be washed away and completely lose its luster, no longer as bright and brilliant as before. Therefore, long robes will never be allowed to be washed with water. Instead, they will use aromatherapy. This is the simplest way to deodorize dragon cells. However, the emperor did not always like to wear perfumed clothes. So, when they see a “slightly old” dragon robe, they will… directly leave. Normally, it takes about a year to complete a dragon robe. In the palace, there were usually more than 2,000 slaves who did nothing but weave dragon robes for the emperor all year round. Therefore, the number of emperor’s dragon robes was so large that they were thrown away after wearing, but not reused. Although it sounds quite wasteful, in fact, wearing a dragon robe is also a kind of ritual. When welcoming kings or emissaries of other countries, a king’s long robe also contributes to showing the cultural – economic – educational level of the whole country. Therefore, the investment in dragon robes is extremely worthwhile even though it is a huge amount of money.

Curiously, the ancient emperor’s robes were forbidden to wash with water. Often times, clothes worn long without washing will have a bad smell and leave a feeling of uncleanness. Furthermore, dragon robes are the clothes the emperor wears every day, why ban washing? In the king’s palace, most of the costumes from kings to concubines used embroidery and weaving methods. The emperor’s camellia always used the finest silk, weaving the finest fabric. Legend has it that the clothes of the emperor and the queen are also used with real gold embroidery thread, dyed with a certain amount of gold to shine splendidly. Dragon plan is embroidered from the highest quality silk, embroidered only with real gold thread, extremely sophisticated. Photo: Sohu The minus point in this embroidery method lies in the type of silk as well as the type of thread embroidered with gold thread weaved so that the dragon is very special. Once touching the water, the silk thread and the golden thread will be washed away and completely lost their luster, no longer as bright and brilliant as before. Therefore, uncoated tunic will never be allowed to wash with water. Instead, they will use aromatherapy. This is the simplest way to deodorize the camellia. However, the emperor did not always like to wear aromatherapy. Therefore, when they see a “slightly old” dragonfly, they will… walk away directly. Usually, it takes about a year to complete a dragon plan. In the palace there are often more than 2,000 slaves who do nothing but weave dragonflies all year round for the emperor. So, The emperor’s number of dragonflies was so great that it would be worn off immediately, but not reused. Although it sounds quite wasteful, in reality, wearing a dragon dress is also a kind of ritual. When receiving kings or envoys from other countries, a king’s dragonfly also contributes to the cultural – economic – educational level of the entire country. Therefore, the investment in dragon cells is extremely worthy even though it is a very huge amount of money.