What are the characteristics of cheongsam in Qing Dynasty?

From the word meaning, cheongsam generally refers to the robes worn by the flag bearer (men and women), but only the robes worn by the women of the Eight Banners are related to the cheongsam of later generations. A robe used as a robe, embroidered robe, etc. It is not customarily classified as "cheongsam".

The narrow sense of "Qipao" is one of the traditional costumes of women in China. On the basis of Manchu women's dress, it absorbed the characteristics of Han women's dress and gradually evolved into a unique women's dress by western-style cutting methods.

In the late Qing dynasty, the robes worn by women in the flag were wide, straight and tough, and the clothes were ankle-long. "Yuanbao collar" is widely used. Cover your cheeks and touch your ears with the collar high. The robe is embroidered with various patterns, including collar, sleeves, lapels and a plurality of wide piping. Cheongsam was originally worn by Manchu people regardless of gender, age, rank and grade. Because Manchu in Qing Dynasty implemented the Eight Banners system at that time, all those who were incorporated into the flag books were called "flag bearers" and the clothes they wore were customarily called "cheongsam".

Manchu cheongsam has a wide waist and a straight tube, reaching to the foot, with slits on all sides and slits on one side.

After Manchu entered the customs, life gradually became Chinese, and cheongsam was gradually differentiated by gender. Men's main clothes have become robes, jackets and trousers.

The main dress of women is still a long robe with wide waist and straight body, and this style of women's dress is the ancestor of cheongsam which is well known to modern people.

After the Revolution of 1911, influenced by western ideas, women's clothing began to become simple and paid attention to the beauty of women's natural form. Cheongsam originally appeared in the form of vest, which grew to the instep and was added to the jacket. Later, the long vest was changed to sleeveless style, so the original style of the new cheongsam in the Republic of China appeared.