What are three ways the Chinese influenced Japanese society within ancient Asian dynasties?
Clothing – Many East Asian and Southeast Asian national costumes, such as the Japanese kimono, the Korean hanbok and the Vietnamese áo tứ thân, all show influences from Hanfu, as historically these countries were part of the Sinosphere. Hanfu is the traditional chinese clothing. Example of Hanfu – http://img.hc360.com/cloth/info/images/2… Food – There are 8 main dishes in china…along with other 24. They are all with different styles. Each school, family, region, and clan have their own style. For example, in America we are eating American-Style. The japanese cuisine was strongly influenced during Tang dynasty…such as ramen (Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat stock broth) . Weapons – Tang dynasty swords (ancestor of the japanese katana). Samurai – Chinese warrior in Tang Dynasty armour wielding a 2-handed dao (Tang Dynasty mural) For more information about chinese weapons, go to –