Besides, when it comes to traditional Chinese clothing, the traditional Chinese dress qipao (\u65d7\u888d, q\u00edp\u00e1o)<\/strong> and Chinese tunic suit (\u4e2d\u5c71\u88c5, zh\u014dngsh\u0101nzhu\u0101ng<\/strong> Let’s have a closer look at all 3 types one by one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The design of Hanfu is based on the traditional Chinese cultural background and Chinese etiquette culture, which represents unique national characteristics. In the word “hanfu”, “han” literally means the name of the ethnic majority group in China, while “fu” stands for clothes. Therefore, judging by the meaning of the two separate elements of this word,\u00a0 one can easily tell that hanfu was originally created for Han people. It implies that hanfu is more or less different to the clothing of people from other ethnic minority groups.<\/p>\n Hanfu was prevalent for an extremely long time period in the Chinese history as it flourished from Qin Dynasty (around 200 B.C) to Ming Dynasty (around the year 1600). In ancient China, hanfu was used to indicate a person’s social status, especially in the Western Zhou Dynasty, when a strict hierarchical society was established. Differences in the length of a skirt or the wideness of a sleeve actually decided people’s rank in society.<\/p>\n Traditional hanfu presents itself as a long gown, with long sleeves and cross collar (usually the left crossing is over the right one) being its two most important features. A sash is used to secure the garment around the waist as traditional hanfu has no buttons on it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Qipao<\/strong> appeared in the 1920s and remained as the “national dress” until the 1950s.<\/p>\n Qipao was originally made wide and loose, covering most parts of the body. Yet it could hardly be considered fashionable, and people were seeking for a more snazzy style of dressing to suit their tastes. That’s why in the 1930s,\u00a0 the traditional qipao was redesigned, adding western patterns that show off the beauty of a woman’s body.<\/p>\n Qipao presents itself as a stylish, charming, and often tight-fitting traditional Chinese dress. It is usually made of silk and is embroidered with different kinds of flowers, with thick laces trimmed at the collar, sleeves and edges. Qipao was initially designed for upper class women because its unique elegance demonstrates modesty rather than gaudiness.<\/p>\n Today, qipao has regained its popularity in China as some Chinese women still like to wear qipao on formal occasions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also called a “Sun Yat-Sen suit<\/strong>“, as the Chinese tunic suit is named after the famous Chinese revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen. It was based on the redesign of a military uniform combined with some features of Japanese school uniforms.<\/p>\n Zhongshanzhuang<\/strong> contains elements of both the traditional Chinese suit and western suit. It has a turn-down collar and four pockets with flaps, which looks simple but respectable. That’s probably why Zhongshan zhuang quickly gained popularity among Chinese men in the mid 20-th century.<\/p>\n Although Chinese has gradually become an open country since 1980 thanks to the Chinese economic reform, and Zhongshan zhuang has now been replaced by more modernized clothing, leaders of China still wear it today when attending important events.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n2. Qipao<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n3. Chinese Tunic Suit, Zhongshanzhuang<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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