Qipao
( photos taken in National Museum. Photo is ours )
General information:
- Qipao a dress for Chinese women to display her elegant ,
modesty, softness and beauty.
- Mature women in Qipao shows their
figure .
-It is high-necked,
closed-collar with a loose chest,
fitting waist, and the attractive slits.
-It come in all length and pattern to suit different occasions, weather and
individual tastes.
-This dress also don’t need accessories to suit it and it is
designed to show women slender legs .
Name:
-In Northern China, the term "Qipao"
-In Southern regions
the Qipao is also known as "Cheongsam". Cheongsam means "long dress", from
the Cantonese.
The history:
(true facts)
-In the early 17th century, dress is called Qipao in Chinese
or translated as "banner gown", for it came from the people who lived
under the Banner System.
-In the 1920s, Qipao became popular throughout China.
-With the influence of Western dress styles, the Cheongsam
underwent a change.
-The cuffs grew narrower and were usually trimmed with thin
lace..
-Starting from the 1940s it became closer-fitting and more
practical.
- 1960s. Following Western fashion, the tailors raised the
hem, even to above the knee, so that the "long" was long no longer.
-In Western popular culture, the Qipao became synonymous
with the 1960 movie character .
(LEGEND)
There is a legend that a young fisherwoman who is clever and
beautiful lived by the Jingbo Lake. When
fishing her long dress make her uncomfortable , then an idea struck her. She
got down to sewing and produced a long multi-looped-button gown with slits,
which enabled her to tuck in the front piece of her dress, thus making her job
much easier.
One night the emperor had a dream, his dead father in the dream told him to make a lovely
fisherwoman in Qipao by the Jingbo Lake to
become his queen. After awakening from his deep sleep, the emperor sent
his men to look for her. So she became
the queen and after that Manchu women
all followed suit and soon the Qipao became popular.
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