旗袍文化论文.doc

CHINESE CHEONGSAM (QIPAO) Do you still remember the charming ladies in the old movies ,especially in the movies about ShangHai ?Are you deeply moved by them ? And can you remember what do they always wear? I knew the first sight that come into your mind must be QiPao. And the QiPao’s English name is Cheongsam. Do you want to know why they always wear that ? When was the QiPao appear and being popular? How about the prospect of Cheongsam now ? I will give you the answers in my paper. In this paper ,I will give you the introduction of origin, history, styles and prospects of the Cheongsam. wish you will like it . 一 、The Definition of Cheongsam. The cheongsam (CHONG-sahm) is the dress that most westerners associate with China. It is a long, close-fitting dress with short sleeves, a slit up one side, a mandarin collar (a round, stand-up collar that is worn close to the neck), and a fastening across the right side of the upper chest. The cheongsam, also known as the qi-pao or the cheungsam, is considered the national dress of China. Though the dress represents a mixing of Chinese and Western clothing styles. the cheongsam has a closely realatiomship with the development of chinese history. 二、Why the Cheongsam appears. The cheongsam first appeared shortly after the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911, which had ruled China since 1644. China,and which had been isolated from the rest of the world during the Qing dynasty, so this dynasty began to modernize fairly quickly both in its politics and its economy. Women especially in this dynasty began to have more freedom and wanted to modernize their clothing to gain more freedom of movement and comfort. But they didnt want to just adopt Western dress. Than the cheongsam represented a compromise. It used traditional Chinese fabrics like silk and included a traditional collar and fastening across the right side. But the form-fitting cut and the lack of binding ties were distinctly Western. When the early Manchu rulers came to