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The Classic Dress For Chinese Women:Qipao
Which kind of costume do you think deserves such adjectives? Qipao, the classic dress for Chinese women. Definitely. As a combination of the elaborate elegance of Chinese tradition and unique elements of style, Qipao is one of the most versatile costumes in the world. It can be high-necked or collarless, long or short, some with full, medium, short or even no sleeves at all - to suit different occasions, weather and individual tastes.
About Manchu Clothing
The organization of political power mainly consisted of the rulers of the Manchu ethnic minority in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), so the customs of Manchu affected those of the Central Plains. The traditional dress code that had been handed down for several thousand years was damaged because of the invasion of the Eight Banners soldiers. It might be said that this innovation was another improvement of China's traditional dress code.

Manchu's Hair Bun
The Manchu’s Hair Bun meant the hair bun like "liang ba tou"(two plaits), "da la chi"and so on. The way of combing the hair bun of liang ba tou was: comb the hair backward, put it into two plaits and droop to the neck, then, fold the two plaits respectively up, adding glue while flatterning, turn up slightly and fold the remaining hair up to join into one plait, repeat so till to the front top of the head......
Accessary
The earrings were roughly divided into two categories: eardrops with tassels and earrings without tassels.
According to the tradition of Manchu people, hunters always wore leather bags containing food around the waist......
Ornament
Influenced by the custom of the ancestors, the Qi shoes worn by the Manchu women were called "clogs"(Qi shoes).
Dianzi is Manchu noblewomen's hair ornament of good flower. It's a kind of coronet made of jewels.
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