What is a traditional Chinese dress called?

What is a traditional Chinese dress called?

A qipao is a traditional Chinese form-fitting dress worn by women. It is also known as the “cheongsam.” Men have a version of the cheongsam as well, and in Mandarin Chinese it is “长袍(chángpáo),” meaning “long-gown.”

What is the Chinese version of a kimono?

“As the kimono has another name, gofuku (呉服?, literally "clothes of Wu (吳)"), the earliest kimonos were heavily influenced by traditional Han Chinese clothing, known today as hanfu (漢服?, kanfuku in Japanese), through Japanese embassies to China which resulted in extensive Chinese culture adoptions by Japan, as early as

What should you not wear in China?

Shirts that are low-cut, or leave shoulders and backs mostly bare, should be avoided. Similarly, it's safer not to wear incredibly short dresses, skirts, or shorts when you are deciding what to wear in China. Also, sweat pants should also be avoided as casual streetwear.

Can I wear a qipao?

The qipao is commonly accepted now, and definitely part of our culture, but we must remember that Han people were once forced to wear the qipao by the Manchurians. Some of us know this, more of us should, but it's very unlikely that an outsider would.