Chinese Clothing

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Chinese Clothing

• By Leslie Sanchez and Ben Sachs

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Beauty Of Chinese Clothes Today
  In todays China, the Chinese people think
that Chinese clothes are important because
clothes represent different dynasties. The
material is also soft silk so it is very soft. A
lot of decorations and colors go on the Chinese
clothes. For the fan dance woman wear very fancy
costumes. Men and woman and kids wear different
colors to represent their morning feelings. The
Chinese people must be very proud to wear those
beautiful clothes.  
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Dance Costumes
In China, the Chinese people have special
dances, Fan dance and also Dragon dance. The
Chinese people wear very special and beautiful
costumes, That are very colorful . The costumes
can be long dresses, also a robe can be a
costume. Long dresses are for girls and woman.
Robes are for boys and men.  
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Differences between Male and Female Clothing
In China, you would know that woman and
mens clothing are different. Did you know that
mens clothes are less elaborate then woman
clothes? Woman wear changpaos to different
special ceremonies. Men wear shenyis to
different places .Their clothes can be very
different.  
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Chinese Clothing for Men   Chinese men have
been less fashion conscious than their women
throughout the history of the country. This does
not mean that they did not have a particular
dress sense. The most basic Chinese clothing for
men has a long robe. This long robe was a
prominent part of culture of China. This can be
judged by the fact that many men sport a
modernized version of the traditional Chinese
long robe even today. Such robes are reserved for
special occasions like weddings or cultural
celebrations.
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Ceremony Costumes
In China, there can be special ceremonies. People
wear Pienfus, which is a type of costume for
certain ceremonies. Pienfus are a special type
of robe which is very comfortable to wear for
ceremonies.
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POPULAR TRADITIONAL CHINESE DRESSES
Sheni This unique dress was sort of a
modification of the Pien Fu. It was a two section
dress that consisted of a tunic as well as a
skirt. The unique thing about the dress was that
both these items were stitched together to become
one long suit. Hence, on its appearance it looked
a lot like the traditional Chinese long robe.
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Laws for Clothing in Ancient China The Manchu
Qing dynasty in many ways represented a cultural
rupture in the past, as Manchu clothing styles
were required to be worn by the noblemen and
officials. The Qing first implemented queue laws
that required the populace to get Manchu
hairstyles and clothes or face execution.
Eventually this style became widespread among the
commoners, a new style of dress, called
Tangzhuang, included the changshan worn by men
and the qipao worn by women. Manchu official
headwear differed from the Ming version, but Qing
continued to use the Mandarin Square.
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RULES OF CLOTHES   There were many rules around
colors and who got to wear what type of clothes.
Only certain people like high ranked officials
and members of the emperors court were able to
wear sink. Lower ranked people wear cotton
because it is cheap, warm, and soft and if they
wear silk they will be punished.   Fast fact Hats
were worn by wealthy men during the Ming period
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COLORS   There were also rules on what colors
people were able to wear. Only the emperor could
wear yellow. During the Sui Dynasty poor people
were only allowed to wear blue or black clothing.
The color of clothing also symbolized emotions.
White clothing is worn when someone has died and
red was worn to show joy and happiness.
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ADORMENT AND JEWELRY Jewelry and
adornment were an important part of fashion. Not
only was it used to look good, but they were also
used to signify rank. There were many specific
rules about who could wear what, especially for
men so people can know their status. The most
important jewelry for men was their belt hook or
buckle. These could be highly decorated and made
of gold or bronze. Women wore a lot of jewelry in
their hair such as combs and hairpins.
Belt Hook
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HAIRSTYLES Hair was considered very important
during ancient china. Men tied their hair into a
knot on top of their head and covered it with a
square cloth or a hat. Women braided and coiled
up their hair in different styles and then
decorated it with hairpins. Girls were not
allowed to coil up their hair with hairpins until
they were married.  
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Clothing of Chinese Women The Cheongsam This
Cheongsam is the most popular Chinese dress for
women. It is a dress that was developed a long
time ago and has come into fashion in modified
form today. The Cheongsam is a one-piece dress
suit that is tightly wrapped around the body. The
Chinese also have a male counterpart for this
dress known as the Changshan. Although this
unique dress is native to the country of china in
recent years it has become popular amongst the
global community.
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Old And New Chinese Clothes
In China way back Chinese people wore
traditional clothes but now Chinese people wear
clothes like us now in America. Here are a couple
of examples- Jeans and T-shirts and other
American stuff. It seems that in some parts of
China has lost its specialty. Not all parts of
China. Some of China is just like America.
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