The traditional dress, which originated from Manchu women, was gradually shaped into the basic style of modern cheongsam after improvement in the early years of the Republic of China, and became an important category of women's dress and uniform in China.

The origin of cheongsam

Cheongsam is a kind of women's dress with ethnic customs in China, which evolved from the robes of Manchu women. Because Manchu is called "Qiren", it is called "Qipao". In the Qing Dynasty, there were both Manchu and Han women's dresses.

In the early Qing Dynasty, Manchu women mainly wore robes, while Han women still wore clothes and skirts as the fashion. In the middle of Qing dynasty, Manchu and Han followed suit; By the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was more and more popular for Manchu to imitate the Han nationality, and even there was a situation that "most of the flags were changed to Hanfu, and the palace robes were cut into short clothes", and the Han nationality imitated Manchu costumes, which became popular among some senior ladies at this time.

Cheongsam, the traditional dress of women in China and even China in the world, is known as the quintessence of China and the national costume of women. Although there are many controversies about its definition and time, it is still one of the most splendid phenomena and forms in China's long-standing costume culture.

Cheongsam was formed in the 1920s. Some scholars believe that its origin can be traced back to the deep clothes in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties. It became the most common women's dress after the 1920s, and was designated as one of the national dresses by the government of the Republic of China in 1929.