Monday 19 November 2012

Our Traditial Dress is HANFU NOT Qipaoon

Chinese wore Hanfu for more than 5000 years but Qipao is just 360 years.
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Chinese Traditional Costume is Hanfu instead of Qipao.Qipao was developed from one minority(manchurian)'s traditional dress around 1920.
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Han people consist of 90% of Chinese population, and their traditional dress is Hanfu.In 1644, since manchurians invaded China(at that time, they were not Chinese yet).
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The manchurian ruler forced Han people to change their traditional dress and haircut to manchurian's traditional ones which are Qipao and Pigtail.
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So Qipao is definitely not Chinese Traditional Costume. And, Hanfu is!Hanfu includes all kinds of Han people's costumes in all dynasties(from 5000years ago to 1644) except Qing dynasty (1644-1911)when manchurians forced to change Han people's clothes.








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