What is the representative costume of Vietnam, its origin and significance?

Ao Dai, a traditional Vietnamese dress similar to the Chinese cheongsam.

Vietnamese officials also believe that Ao Dai is derived from the Chinese cheongsam

Ao Dai is the Chinese transliteration of the Vietnamese Ao Dai, the national costume of Vietnam, which is pronounced /ow yai/ in the south of Vietnam and /ow zai/ in the north. The word "ao" is derived from the Chinese word "zao" (袄), and in modern Vietnamese "ao" refers to a garment that covers up to the neck and below, while dai means "long" (长). dai" means "long". It is usually made of silk and other soft fabrics, the top is a long shirt, similar to the Chinese cheongsam, the chest and sleeves are very well tailored, highlighting the delicate curves of women, and the two sides of the high-forked to the waist, the front and back of the two pieces of the skirt fluttering in the wind when you walk, and the lower half with a pair of flared pants, so no matter the daily life of walking, living, sitting, lying down, it is very convenient, and we often see the ao dai on the streets of Vietnam riding bicycles and motorcycles. young girls on bicycles and motorcycles on the streets of Vietnam.

Origin:

Vietnam has been greatly influenced by China in its history, and the development of Ao Dai has been the same, however, with the development of Vietnam's economy, the sense of localization began to increase, and began to add a lot of ethnic minority elements in Ao Dai. Therefore, it can be said that Vietnamese Ao Dai is the product of the fusion of many cultures. Some people on the Internet call it "Vietnamese cheongsam" is inaccurate, although it is very similar to the cheongsam, but from the point of view of historical change, Ao Dai in the early days is only associated with the cheongsam, the later development of the fusion of European and American culture.

Significance:

The past Ao Dai only used in the outing, guests, annual festivals, as well as wedding banquets (for country girls, Ao Dai almost symbolize a lifetime only once to wear a white dress), but in addition to the major festivals, diplomatic occasions, general life can be seen everywhere it wrapped around the waist of a woman's good-looking branch; the past Ao Dai hemline up to the ankles, in order to facilitate the female riding transport and therefore shorten it, and some Even short to the knee; in the past, the highest collar of Ao Dai was 7 centimeters, but a variety of sexy low-cut neckline have come out; in the past, the color of Ao Dai represents the age and region, the young girl is pure white, unmarried women are soft pink, married women are dark, North Vietnamese women prefer yellow silk, Central Vietnamese women preferred rosewood, and South Vietnamese women chose white or embroidery, but there is no difference, you will even see the use of denim, leather, and other fabrics. will see modernized Vietnamese ao dai designed using denim, leather, bead strings, and even stones, and to complement an elegant figure, Western-style high heels have become an indispensable accessory.