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Cheongsam: Chinese Traditional Dress |
 | | The cheongsam is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys a growing popularity in the international world of high fashion. |
| | The Manchu women wore normally a one-piece dress which, likewise, came to be called "qipao" or "banner dress." Although the 1911 Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with later improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women. |
| | Another beauty of the cheongsam is that, made of different materials and to varying lengths, they can be worn either on casual or formal occasions. |
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