Transcript The Types The three main types of traditional Chinese clothing are

Ancient Chinese Dresses
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.
Type Pics
Caption:
Pien-fu
Caption:
chang-pao
Caption:Shen-i
Robes
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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
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.
• Today, most Chinese Dragon Robes
are found in the West, having been
removed from China during times
of distress.
• 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 clothing is
presently worn
• festivals,
• hobbies,
• ceremonies,
• or cultural exercise and can be
frequently seen on Chinese
television series, films and other
forms of media entertainment.
• The cheongsam is a bodyhugging (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 tightfitting cheongsam or
qipao (chipao)`
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.
•
Ming Dynasty
The End