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Chinese Dress Qipao / Cheongsam The History: Qipao / Cheongsam isan elegant type of Chinese dress. This close－fitting dress with ahigh neck and the slits on the sides, comes from China's ManchuNationality. General: Qipao, the classic dress for Chinese women,combines the elaborate elegance of Chinese tradition with uniqueelements of style. The high-necked, closed-collar Qipao /Cheongsam, with a loose chest, fitting waist, and the attractiveslits, is one of the most versatile costumes in the world. It canbe long or short, some with full, medium, short or even no sleevesat all - to suit different occasions, weather and individualtastes. : Cheongsam Chinese Dress Fashion The Qipao / Cheongsam candisplay all women's modesty, softness and beauty. Like Chinesewomen's temperament, the Qipao / Cheongsam is elegant and gentle,its long-standing elegance and serenity makes wearers fascinating.Mature women in Qipao / Cheongsam can display their gracefulrefined manner. A Qipao / Cheongsam almost varies with a woman'sfigure. : Cheongsam Chinese Dress Fashion What serves as a worthytestament to the beauty of the Qipao / Cheongsam is, however, itdoes not require the wearer to pep up the look with accessorieslike scarves and belts. Designed to show off the natural softnessof the female form, this kind of Chinese fashion also creates theillusion of slender legs. The overall picture: practical, yetsexy.Cheongsam Dress Because of its particular charm Qipao /Cheongsam is like a wonderful flower in the colorful fashion scene.Another beauty of the Qipao / Cheongsam is that it is made ofdifferent materials and can be worn either on casual or formaloccasions. Chinese Fashion In either case, Chinese dresses Qipao /Cheongsam create an impression of simple and quiet charm, eleganceand attraction. With distinctive Chinese features Qipao / Cheongsamenjoys a growing popularity in the international world of highfashion. Chinese Fashion 2017 The name In Northern China, e.g.Beijing, the term "Qipao" is popular - for the term's origin pleasehave a look at the history of Qipao. In Southern regions the Qipaois also known as "Cheongsam". Cheongsam means "long dress", enteredthe English vocabulary from the dialect of China's GuangdongProvince (Cantonese) Legend: Cheongsam Chinese Dress Fashion Thereis a legend that a young fisherwoman lived by the Jingbo Lake. Shewas not only beautiful, but also clever and skillful. But whenfishing, she often felt hindered by her long and loose fittingdress. Then an idea struck her: why not make a more practical dressfor work？ She got down to sewing and produced a longmulti-looped-button gown with slits, which enabled her to tuck inthe front piece of her dress, thus making her job much easier.Cheongsam Chinese Dress Fashion As a fisherwoman, she never dreamedthat a fortune would befall on her. The young emperor who ruledChina at that time had a dream one night. In the dream, his deadfather told him that a lovely fisherwoman in Qipao by the JingboLake would become his queen. After awakening from his deep sleep,the emperor sent his men to look for her. Sure enough, there shewas！ So she became the queen, bringing her Cheongsam with her.Manchu women all followed suit and soon the Qipao becamepopular.Chinese Qipao Dress We do not know whether the story istrue or not. But one thing is certain. The Cheongsam came from theManchus who grew out of ancient Nuzhen tribes. In the early 17thcentury, Nurhachi, a great political and military strategist,unified the various Nuzhen tribes and set up the Eight BannersSystem. Over the years, a collarless, tube-shaped gown wasdeveloped, which was worn by both men and women. That is the embryoof the Qipao. The dress is called Qipao in Chinese or translated as"banner gown", for it came from the people who lived under theBanner System. Cheongsam Chinese Dress Fashion