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The significance of cheongsam to the Chinese nation

The cheongsam, a typical national costume harmonizing inside and outside, is regarded as the representative of Chinese dress culture. It is known as the representative of Chinese dress culture. With its flowing melody, dashing painting and rich poetry, it expresses the virtuous, elegant, gentle and beautiful temperament and temperament of Chinese women.

The cheongsam follows the times, carries civilization, reveals cultivation, embodies virtue, and evolves into a gorgeous rainbow between heaven and earth. May the cheongsam connect the past and the future, connecting life and art, will be the vision of beauty, beauty and charm sprinkled all over the world.

The cheongsam is the most representative traditional dress of Chinese women. When it comes to tradition, people always think of the conservatism and closure of feudalism, and the confinement of women in all aspects of feudalism. For thousands of years, Chinese women's dress is serious. Until now, the serious and formal "professional women's clothing" still occupies the main position of Chinese women's clothing.

Feng Guan Xiapi, the mother of the world, if China's thousands of years of feudal tradition to the highest expectations of women set here, then the key word that best describes all the wonders of the key word is "performance". The only medium to bring out the beauty of the body is good clothing.

"Nei Shang Fei Yi" or "Feng Guan Xiapi", in addition to the pursuit of that kind of prosperity and dignity, in any case, can not cut off that part of the desire for beauty, desire for style and romance. The appearance of the cheongsam may be because of this.

Human civilization has a long history of five thousand years, and women's clothing has been changing with history. Compared to the huge changes brought by technology to the world, the human body has stubbornly maintained the original state, which can not be considered a miracle, but for the history of the development of clothing, provides a possibility.

Clothing can not be detached from the human body and exist in isolation, cheongsam is the same. A woman's head, neck, shoulders, arms, chest, waist, hips, legs, and hands and feet form a perfect whole with many curves. The aesthetics of the cheongsam seems to start here.

The origin of the cheongsam - date (zao three sound) cheongsam as a member of the family of robes, its origin is thought to be traced back to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period of the deep clothes.

The cheongsam's robe and the cheongsam's dates The cheongsam is not a fixed form, and there is a process of change and development. The cheongsam is regarded as the cheongsam's robe or the cheongsam's robe, although it seems to be no big mistake, but inevitably there is a suspicion of the meaning of the word.

The beginning of the Republic of China - the quiet transition of the cheongsam.

At the beginning of the 20th century, China's political storm clouds. The Xinhai Revolution abolished the imperial system, the creation of the Republic of China, cut the braid hair, easy to serve the color, destroyed, belonging to the feudal dynasty of the crown and clothing hierarchy into the history museum, all of which for the new cheongsam to create the conditions for the extension of the life.

In the 20's - inverted large sleeves and new styles.

In the 1910s and early 1920s, there was a boom in "new civilized clothes" among urban women.

The 1930s - the golden age (I)

From the 1920s to the 1940s, modern Chinese women's clothing is the most glorious period, and the 1930s can be called the peak of this period of splendor. It was at this time that the cheongsam established its irreplaceable position on the stage of women's clothing, and became a typical representative of Chinese women's clothing.

40s - the golden age (II)

Cheongsam to the classic process, can be said to have been basically completed in the 30s, the 40s is the continuation of its golden age in time.

50's - also had a brilliant moment

In the era of the people in charge, if the clothing is also popular, the popularity of the leading has turned to the civilian.

The 60s and 70s - 20 years in the cold

From 1966 to 1976, the Cultural Revolution, is the traditional culture of the catastrophe, but also the disaster of the cheongsam.

80s and 90s - the splendor is difficult

The heyday of the cheongsam is far away, and it has been neglected for 30 years, and it seems to be a bit outdated in the country after opening up since the 80s.

The cheongsam was a popular garment for Chinese people before the liberation and remained popular afterward. Although it was advocated at the time to break with the old and bring in the new, the cheongsam still hasn't exited the lives of Chinese people. Before the Cultural Revolution, when the wives of national leaders accompanied them on overseas visits, the clothes they wore were still cheongsams. Chinese female athletes attending the entrance ceremony of the World Games also wore cheongsams. The cheongsam was extinct during the Cultural Revolution, but it reappeared on the land of God immediately after the Cultural Revolution. Although by this time Chinese clothing had been impacted by various foreign fashions, the cheongsam still occupies a unique place in China's clothing industry, influencing the development of China's and even the world's clothing industry and inspiring designers. It remains the only garment that represents the Chinese woman, appearing frequently on all occasions and in all manners of ceremonies.

In today's highly developed fashion design, the cheongsam seems to be timeless and everlasting in its charm. This is because the cheongsam is tailored to fit the body's curves, without a trace of redundancy, easy to move, which is the same as Western-style clothes. And our Han Chinese clothing, the defect lies in this, although wearing a beautiful, elegant and generous, but not suitable for modern life. The cheongsam also has another feature that seems to be very much in line with the trend today, that is, she is generous and sexy. This is not a fact that a conservative Chinese can accept, but it does exist objectively. This is one of the reasons why the cheongsam is so popular in today's society and still has a bright future. Of course, there are many different designs of cheongsam, and tradition and openness can coexist according to people's different tastes.

From this, we can see the important position of cheongsam in Chinese people's clothing, food, housing and transportation, its historical origin, and its influence on China and the world. The cheongsam has long been integrated into Chinese life, rooted in the depths of Chinese thinking, and has become a part of traditional Chinese culture.

The Chinese often talk about Japanese and Korean clothing as a modification of Chinese clothing. These two countries have long seen the kimono and hanbok as their own national treasure, and I have never heard of people because they are not their own country on the Chinese, and seek another kind of national costume. The Chinese, on the other hand, have rejected the Manchu-style cheongsam, which is also part of the Chinese nation.

In addition, the image of Chinese women that the cheongsam has represented over the years has been accepted worldwide. Our neighboring country, Vietnam, even popular cheongsam. The cheongsam represents not only the Chinese but also the Oriental women. Wouldn't it be more than enough for such a garment to serve as the national costume? (