Cheongsam culture: beauty of oriental charm

Cheongsam is a treasure of China. As the traditional clothing of Chinese women in China and the world, it is known as the Chinese national quintessence and female national clothing. It is one of the most splendid phenomena and forms in China's long-standing clothing culture. Nowadays, cheongsam has a certain amount of influence not only at home, but also abroad. Not only is it loved by many of our citizens, it also enjoys a certain degree of favor in the international community.

When talking about the rise of the cheongsam fashion, people usually think that it was during the Republic of China in the 20th century. It prevailed in the 1930s and 1940s, and then quickly spread from its birthplace Shanghai to all parts of China. As for the specific year, there are still many controversies. But in any case, it does not affect our modern love of cheongsam.

Let me ask, as the national dress cheongsam that carries civilization, it embodies the virtuous, elegant, gentle, and pure temperament and temperament of Chinese women. Who doesn't love it? Cheongsam connects the past and the future, life and art. With its flowing melody, chic painting and rich poetic sentiment, it spreads the beauty of the world.

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In fact, the term "cheongsam" was influenced by the cheongsam dress of the Qing Dynasty, so women's dresses have been collectively referred to as cheongsam since the Republic of China. At that time, due to the influence of the environment at that time, people knew that the Manchu banner women had their own unique clothing, cheongsam, and mistakenly believed that the Han women only wore skirts, which was different from the banner people.But I don't know that in fact, Chinese women used gowns and skirts for two to three thousand years, using gown-shaped long gowns as their traditional dresses.

The predecessor of the cheongsam-the cheongsam

For cheongsam, the round neck of the gown that was popular in the late Northern Dynasties was influenced by the ethnic minorities in the north, and its sleeves were changed from loose to tight as a result of the mutual influence of ethnic minority and Han costume culture. As for the wideness and tightness of the body, the outline of the body is influenced by Western culture. All in all, cheongsam is the result of cultural fusion, which perfectly harmonizes diverse cultures.

Different from the Hanfu system, which has been followed for more than 4,000 years, the Qing Dynasty women's clothing for more than 300 years has always been the mainstream of Qifu. In the early 1920s, due to the influence of Western culture, Chinese women began to comprehend a kind of "curvy beauty", so they continued to improve the cheongsam, innovate the old, and strive to express their beautiful body curves. The changes during the period were not all smooth sailing. After long-term changes, the Chinese cheongsam with great charm has been formed today.

Cheongsam can not exist in isolation from the human body, it is integral to the unique combination of many curves of the female head, neck, shoulder, arm, chest, waist, hip, leg and hand, foot and overall talent. Cheongsam is divided into Beijing style and Shanghai style cheongsam. The Shanghai style is characterized by absorbing Western art, new and flexible, with a strong commercial atmosphere, and the colors are colorful; the Beijing style has an official style, which appears reserved and concise, and is more serious and dignified.

In this way, cheongsam with unique historical charm is worthy of my Chinese treasure, and cheongsam with such aesthetic charm is worthy of being favored by people at home and abroad. Have you fallen in love with such a beautiful cheongsam?