↑Twitchett, Denis; Fairbank, John K. (2008) Cambridge History of China Volume 9 Part 1 The Ch'ing Empire to 1800, p87-88: "History The term "hanfu" means "dress of the Han people."... '(during Qing dynasty) Han resistance was so severe that the policies were modified. Men, government officials, Confucian scholars, and prostitutes wore the Manchu style; women, errand boys, children, monks, and Taoists were free to wear Han styles. '"