'folk apparels'， 'ethnic garments' or 'ethnic costumes'pick whatever you like， it depends on what more you wanna say further about itChinese people are pround of their rich national Folk dress has played and still plays an important symbolic role in the preservation of national values and cultural Traditional folk and ethnic apparels present the lively variety of each nation's life， character， custom， religious belife， aesthetic taste and The development of outfit heavely depends on the environmental factor and life The availablity of raw materials， textile technology also impact on the In conventional Han people's dress， silk has been weaved in However， ethnic costume is worn only on festive A great amount of interests has provoked some study and research on the integration into daily life in modern society， and a better preservation of ethinic i have little knowledge about chinese ethnic culture， fill me in with more infor， i might tell you more
The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys a growing popularity in the international world of The name "cheongsam，" meaning simply "long dress，" entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China's Guangdong Province (Cantonese) In other parts of the country including Beijing， however， it is known as "qipao"， which has a history behind When the early Manchu rulers came to China proper， they organized certain people， mainly Manchus， into "banners" (qi) and called them "banner people" (qiren)， which then became loosely the name of all M chu women wore normally a one-piece dress which， likewise， came to be called "qipao" or "banner " Although the 1911 Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty， the female dress survived the political change and， with later improvements， has become the traditional dress for Chinese Easy to slip on and comfortable to wear， the cheongsam fits well the female Chinese Its neck is high， collar closed， and its sleeves may be either short， medium or full length， depending on season and The dress is buttoned on the right side， with a loose chest， a fitting waist， and slits up from the sides， all of which combine to set off the beauty of the female The cheongsam is not too complicated to Nor does it call for too much material， for there are no accessories like belts， scarves， sashes or frills to go with Another beauty of the cheongsam is that， made of different materials and to varying lengths， they can be worn either on casual or formal In either case， it creates an impression of simple and quiet charm， elegance and No wonder it is so much liked by women not only of China but of foreign countries as Cheongsam Cheongsams their style gown by Manchu women from restructuring， it Is the beginning of the Republic of China Chinese women wear， long gown with a traditional Generally agreed that ethnic Manchu cheongsam dress is different from the "service flag"， the modern cheongsam is a Chinese characteristics， to meet the West and adopt Western-style tailored aesthetic， and the rise in two decades on behalf of， on behalf of the fashion prevalent in three to four Because of the large-scale epidemic cheongsams and propaganda films in recent years， many people， particularly those with little knowledge of history to the young people of the country cheongsams served as China's The view is not Cheongsam is a fashion， a witness of the 旗袍因其式样由满族妇女的长袍改制而成，故称。是民国时期中国妇女开始穿着的、带有传统风格的长衫。普遍认为，旗袍不同于满族民族服饰“旗服”，现代旗袍是有中国特色，迎合西方审美并采用西式剪裁的，兴起于二十年代，流行于三四十年代的时装。 由于旗袍的大范围流行和近年来影视作品的宣传，不少人尤其是对历史了解甚少的年轻人将旗袍当作中国的国服来看待。这样的观点并不正确的。旗袍只是一种时装，一个时代的见证 回答人的补充 2009-06-08 00:44 Cheongsams their style gown by Manchu women from restructuring， it Is the beginning of the Republic of China Chinese women wear， long gown with a traditional Generally agreed that ethnic Manchu cheongsam dress is different from the "service flag"， the modern cheongsam is a Chinese characteristics， to meet the West and adopt Western-style tailored aesthetic， and the rise in two decades on behalf of， on behalf of the fashion prevalent in three to four Because of the large-scale epidemic cheongsams and propaganda films in recent years， many people， particularly those with little knowledge of history to the young people of the country cheongsams served as China`s The view is not Cheongsam is a fashion， a witness of the
