Qipao
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The qipao, also known as the cheongsam or the mandarin gown, is a Western-influenced Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people. Th
A woman in a qipao
Chinese community in Dublin wearing various styles of cheongsam, 2016
An exhibition of cheongsam worn by Suzhou pingtan performers
Different designs of cheongsam
Hanfu
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Hanfu, also known as Hanzhuang or traditional Chinese clothing, are historical Chinese clothings worn by the majority Han Chinese people from at least the 2nd millennium BC to the mid-17th century AD
Qipao
…although the chenyi shows the absence of slits. Throughout China's multicultural history, clothing has been shaped through an intermingling of primarily Han clothing styles, the Han Chinese being the dominant ethnicity, and the styles of various ethnic groups. Some examples include the standing collar of the cheongsam…
A Chinese woman wearing a reconstructed Aoqun, a popular style of female dress from the Ming dynasty
The Night Revels of Han Xizai, a Song-era painting after an original by Gu Hongzhong
Court musicians in Qixiong Ruqun; decorative stone relief, Five dynasties.
Wanli Emperor in Mianfu, late 16th century