Why is the Chinese cheongsam called Little Fengxian

Reason:

"Little Fengxian dress" is also a cheongsam, evolved from the Manchu women's robes in the Qing Dynasty, it is played by Zhou Hai Mei in the late Qing Dynasty, a famous prostitute wearing a little Fengxian and famous.

The cheongsam is a women's fashion of the Republican period, evolved from the Manchu women's robes. Since the Manchu are called "cheongsams", they are called "cheongsams". From the Shunzhi, Jiaqing years repeatedly promulgated the ban, Manchu women are prohibited to imitate the Han Chinese women's attire of the prevalence of the wind.

To the late Qing Dynasty, there are also Han women imitating Manchu attire. Manchu and Han women's clothing styles quietly intermingled, so that the difference between the two sides of the dress is increasingly reduced, and then became the prelude to the popularity of the cheongsam across the country.

Expanded

Style changes

The cheongsam has evolved over the centuries, and with the changes in people's lifestyles and aesthetic tastes, it has produced a wide range of styles, which are very colorful and fascinating to the eye.

The golden era of the cheongsam's development in the 30's and 40's of the 20th century was a time of many changes in styles, which was also rich in styles.

The Cheongsam's lapel, collar, sleeves, skirt and other parts of the style is different: lapel has a round lapel, square lapel, long lapel, etc.; collar has a Shanghai collar, Yuanbao collar, low collar and so on.

Sleeves have long sleeves, short sleeves, big sleeves, flower sleeves, and flared inverted big sleeves, set in the cuffs, embroidery, rolling, swinging a variety of patterns, very chic; skirt in addition to the length of the changes in the skirt, but also increased the fishtail shape, wavy skirt styles.

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