Cheongsam What do you mean by cheongsam? Where did it come from? (The origin of cheongsam)

Qipao [Qipao, Chinese dress, choegasam] The cheongsam originated in Shanghai, China. Qipao qípáo [chi-pao] is a traditional style of dress worn by Chinese women during the Republican period. The style was adapted from Manchu women's robes, hence the name. Lu Xun, "The Five Rampant Fairs": "Although the races are not like the cheongsams in Shanghai or the talk of state affairs in Beijing, which are now prohibited by the authorities, women and children are not allowed to see them." Xia Yan, "Fascist Germs," Act III: "Jingzi, thirty-one years old, wearing a quality cheongsam, is already a middle-aged Chinese housewife." The cheongsam, a typical traditional old-time fashion that harmonizes the inside and the outside, is regarded as a representative of modern Chinese women's fashion. With its flowing melody, dashing picturesque and rich poetic feelings, it expresses the modern Chinese women's virtuous, elegant, sexy and clear, interpreting the unique fashion temperament and temperament of Chinese urban women in the first half of the 20th century.