Bianfu (Chinese: 弁服; pinyin: biànfú) is a historical set of attire in Hanfu consisting of a knee-length Chinese upper garment known as jiangshapao (Chinese: 绛纱袍) over a qun, a Chinese skirt, known as hongchang (Chinese: 红裳; lit. 'red skirt') or pair of ku-trousersalong with other accessories.^[1][2] Coupled with the Chinese headwear known as pibian, the complete set of attire is also referred as pibianfu (Chinese: 皮弁服).^[2] This set of attire was considered to be a ceremonial dress.^[1] In the Zhou dynasty, the bianfu was only ranked-second after the mianfu and it was worn by the emperors when he would work on official business or when he would meet with the court officials.^[3]

The upper garment known as jiangshapao (simplified Chinese: 绛纱袍; traditional Chinese: 絳紗袍) which was red in colour^[2] and extended all the way to the knees.^[1] This was typically worn over a red skirt known as hongchang (Chinese: 红裳; lit. 'red skirt') that reached the length of the ankles.^[1] The wearing of a qun under an upper garment was only worn during formal occasions.^[1] Over the hongchang, the wearer wore a red coloured bixi.^[2] Under the red outer garments, an inner garment known as zhongdan (Chinese: 中单) was worn.^[2] A yugui (Chinese: 玉圭; lit. 'jade tablet') would be held in its wearer's hands; it was further accessorized with yupei (Chinese: 玉佩), daxiaoshou (Chinese: 大小绶; a ribbon-like accessory), and the belt called dadai (simplified Chinese: 大带; traditional Chinese: 大帶).^[2] The bian (Chinese: 弁), also known as pibian (Chinese: 皮弁), was a cylinder-shaped guan (headwear) that completed the outfit.^[1]

• Composition of pibianfu
• Jiangshapao (simplified Chinese: 绛纱袍; traditional Chinese: 絳紗袍)
• Pibian (皮弁) according to the Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng, between 1700 and 1725.
• Dadai (大帶)

• Hanfu
• List of Hanfu
• Mianfu