Daojiao fushi

Daojiao fushi (), also known as Taoist clothing, are religious clothing and adornment worn by devotees and practitioners of Taoism, an indigenous religion and life philosophy in China. Chinese culture attaches great importance to "cap and gown" () are seen as important signs of levels of etiquettes; it is also a visible marker of the Taoist identity. Taoist ritual garments (sometimes referred as daoyi () are forms of ritual clothing (). These clothing worn by the Taoist priests (called Daoshi) are inherited from the Han Chinese traditional clothing and holds clear Taoist cultural meaning. When performing rituals and important rituals, Taoist priests wear ceremonial attires which appear to be aligned with elements of Chinese cosmology; these ceremonial attires are therefore strong spiritual intermediaries acting on the part of the Taoist devotees community. Different forms of clothing will be worn by Taoist priests in accordance to ritual types and obvious distinctions are found in the attire of Taoist priests based on their different positions to the altar. There were also codes which would stipulate the appropriate Taoist attire to be worn during both ritual performance and when being off duty. Taoist clothing are visible markers of the Taoist identity. The Taoist ritual clothing not only inherit from Han Chinese's Hanfu but also show clear Taoist cultural meaning. The arts found on the clothing are deeply influenced by Chinese culture. They are also typically decorated with designs which reflect traditional Taoist cosmology including Taoist pantheon (e.g. Yudi, the Sanqing, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, Daode Tianzun who is the deified Laozi), the Eight Immortals: the Eight Trigrams, the Twenty-eight Lunar Mansions and the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. They can also be decorated with animals which are related to Chinese mythology, legends and stories, such as the crane bird which represents transcendence. They can also be decorated with auspicious symbols, such as dragons, butterflies, bats, clouds.