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sarahWhatdotheylooklike?Cheongsam(Qipao)CheongsamQipaoisoneofthemosttypical,traditionalcostumesforChinesewomen,alsoknownascheongsam.ItcandisplayChinesewomen'smodesty,softnessandbeauty.LikeChinesewomen'stemperament,Qipaoiselegantandgentle.TheoriginofCheongsam•Cheongsamwastherobe(长袍）ofQingDynasty.Itprevailed（盛行）inthel930s.Atthattime,Shanghaihadbeenadvocatingthewesternlifestyle.SotheCheongsamhadanimprovementwhichhadchangedtheoldmodeofCheongsam.ItquicklybecomepopulararoundChinafromShanghai.Fromthattime,CheongsambecameChinesewomen’sfashionwiththeuniqueethniccharacteristics.Thedevelopmentofcheongsam•Thereare3partsaboutit.•1.Manchu‘s(满族)cheongsam•2.cheongsamintheRepublicofChina•3.cheongsaminmodernChinaManchu’scheongsam•CheongsamisthetypicalsymbolofManchuwomen.BecauseoftheManchucalledeightbanners,inChinesepronunciation,“八旗”，sowecallita“Qipao.•QipaoisnotmerelytheManchunationalclothing,butisthefusionofafewnationalityclothingculture.cheongsamintheRepublicofChina•Withtheimpactofthewestculture,cheongsamhadtakenonmanychanges.Sincethe1930s,cheongsamhasbecamethestandardclothing.AllChinesewomen,students,workersworethecheongsam.Peopleattendedsocialactivitieswearingcheongsam.Later,cheongsamalsospreadtoabroad.Moderncheongsam•Inthistime,cheongsamhasmanychanges.Forexample,Thetraditionalcheongsam’sfluctuation(起伏）isastraightline,highstiffcollars.Intheearly1970s,highcollaralsobecameshort.ThedesignofCheongsam•Cheongsam’sdesignconceptisveryclever,thestructureisverystrict,thestyleissimplebutelegant,andthelinesareconciseandbeautiful.Itcanreflecttheshapeofwomen.ThestylesofcheongsamCheongsamhasmanystyles,andthedifferenceismainlybasedonsleeves,collar,openings,andthelengthofCheongsam.•Themaindesignofsleeves:widesleeves,narrowandlongsleeves,middlesleeves,shortsleevesorsleeveless.•Thecollar:highcollar,lowcollar•Openings:highopenings,lowopenings,noopeningSleeveWidesleevenarrowandlongsleevemiddlesleeveshortsleevesleevelessOpeningshighopeningslowopeningsnoopeningcollarlowhighDifferentcolorsfordifferentoccasionsRed•Redcheongsam,acommonone,isChinesetypicalandtraditionalweddingdress.ManyChinesepeoplebelieveitsymbolizegoodluckandhappiness.•Today,therearenosomanyrequirementsforredcheongsam.•Thus,manypeoplechooseitfrequently.Forexample,Missmanners.YellowYellowindicateswealthandpower.InancientChina,yellowisfortheexclusiveuseoftheemperor,itisaroyalcolor.Ordinarypeopleareforbiddentouse.Black•Thepureblackcheongsam,justisusedinsomespecialoccasions，likefuneralceremony.•However,ifitplussomedecorativepattern,itcanbeusedinotheroccasionsinsteadofserioussituation.othercolors•Moreover,othercolors,areeasilyadoptedinthecloth.Ingeneralcondition,simplebutelegantcolorsusuallyareusedindailylife,whenthegorgeousareusedinparties.Thankyou