1. Ancient Chinese Dresses

2. The Types The three main types of traditional Chinese clothing are the pien-fu, the ch'ang-p'ao, and the shen-i. The pien-fu is an ancient two-piece ceremonial costume of a tunic-like top extending to the knees and a skirt or trousers extending to the ankles. The ch'ang-p'ao is a one-piece garment extending from the shoulders all the way to the heels. The shen-i is a cross between the pien-fu and the ch'ang-p'ao; it consists of a tunic and a skirt or trousers like the pien-fu, but the tunic and the skirt are sewed together and essentially one piece like the ch'ang-p'ao.

3. Type Pics Caption:Shen-i Caption: Pien-fu Caption: chang-pao

4. Robes Apricot-yellow, semi-formal dragon robe (jifu), silk and gold-wrapped thread embroidery on gauze weave silk, made in China in the 1800s. (Jifu) A dragon robe

5. More things about robes. Dragons on robes began as a purely informal fashion during the Ming dynasty, quickly became the highest form of official dress.fashion Today, most Chinese Dragon Robes are found in the West, having been removed from China during times of distress. Robes

6. Han Chinese clothing or Hanfu also known as Hanzhuang, Huafu or guzhuang meaning "ancient clothing"),) or Chinese Silk Robe refers to the historical dress of the Han Chinese people.Han Chinese Han Chinese clothing is presently wornChinese clothing festivals, hobbies, ceremonies, or cultural exercise and can be frequently seen on Chinese television series, films and other forms of media entertainment. television seriesfilmsentertainment

7. The cheongsam is a body- hugging (modified in Shanghai) one-piece Chinese dress for women. the male version is the changshan. It is known in Chinese as the qípáo, qípáor, ch'i-p'ao, and is also known in English as a mandarin gown. The stylish and often tight- fitting cheongsam or qipao (chipao)` Shanghaidress changshan

8. Tunic suit The ancient Chinese also saw a dominance of the tunic suit. The Chinese also know this as the ‘Zhongshan Zhuang’ or the ‘Zhongshan suit’. This consisted of a tunic that had 4 pockets and a turned down collar. This style also found an acceptance and went through few modifications along the way.

9. Ming Dynasty

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