Abstract：In the early Western Han dynasty, the dressing with distinctive local features from Qi, Chu, Zhao, and so forth, came to be integrated into the official dressing system, which showed that the cultural diversity of Western Han dynasty was not affected by the classical scholarism. With the increasing influence of classical scholarism, the Confucian scholars in Eastern Han dynasty systemized the dressing etiquette according to the classical scholarism, and constructed a new dressing system with the popular Five Elements Theory. The evolution of the dressing etiquette reflected the Confucian scholars' efforts in applying the classical scholarism to the society, as well as the active role played by the classical scholarism in maintaining social hierarchy.

Keyword：the dressing etiquette of Han;Confucian scholars;classical scholarism;