Cheongsam   (translated from German)
Cheongsam Cheongsam from an old Shanghaier advertisement That Cheongsam (??; Pinyin: changshan = long shirt) is a traditional ... to manufacture with small materials consumption. The Cheongsam is not however - also in China - everyday ... special causes. The name transferred to English "Cheongsam"(??), that long dress meant, comes from ...
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheongsam - 2k - Cached (German) - Wikipedia (German) - Similar pages

Qipao
... i-p'ao, also known as the cheongsam (長衫) or mandarin gown, is a body ... and improved in Shanghai. The English loanword cheongsam, which comes from the Cantonese pronunciation of ... qipao refers only to women's clothes. Cheongsam were the formal dress for Chinese men ... make a close shave and dress in cheongsam instead of Han Chinese clothing (剃发易服), or ... killed. For the next 300 years, the cheongsam became the traditional clothing of Chinese. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qipao - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

Talk:Qipao
... the actress Maggie Cheung wore a different cheongsam for each scene. 46 in total. Not ... film. I think the writer got confused. Cheongsam is NOT THE SAME as QIPAO. Cheongsam is made of thin silk. Qipao is ... popularized by the Communists, they are not Cheongsam. Cheongsams are 1 piece suits that are ... bother distinguishing Japan and China. Qipao v. Cheongsam I'm confused by the frequent ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Qipao - 8k - Cached - Similar pages

User:Shoujun/Qipao
... p'ao; literally means banner dress) or cheongsam (長衫; pinyin: chang shan; Wade-Giles ... the 1920s. The qipao was called the cheongsam by this time. The dress was slender ... s character; therefore it was nicknamed The Cheongsam Show. Maggie Cheung wore a different cheongsam for each scene (46 total). But not ... links Chinese Qipao About.com entry The Cheongsam Emporium Qipow! Evolution of the Qipao ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shoujun/Qipao - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Shanghai
... Fashion Other Shanghainese cultural artifacts include the cheongsam (Shanghainese: zansae), a modernization of the traditional ... appeared in the 1910s in Shanghai. The cheongsam dress was slender with high cut sides ... and be worn regardless of age. The cheongsam went along well with the western overcoat ... general. As Western fashions changed, the basic cheongsam design changed, too, introducing high-necked sleeveless ... common. The 1949 Communist Revolution ended the cheongsam and other fashions in Shanghai. However, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai - 82k - Cached - Similar pages

List of English words of Chinese origin
... British colonization of Hong Kong, e.g. cheongsam. These have heavy influence from Cantonese. via ... tea', originally from Chinese 茶 (Mandarin chá). cheongsam from Cantonese 長衫 (cheungsaam), lit. long ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Chinese_origin - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

Shanghai   (translated from Italian)
... awakening of this activity. Particular interest covers cheongsam: the version of Shanghai of qipao, dressed ... like scarves and coats. Other versions of cheongsam they previewed a cut high, without sleeves ...
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai - 33k - Cached (Italian) - Wikipedia (Italian) - Similar pages

Sing-song girls
... wear the same clothing (typically, the Shanghai cheongsam) as upper-class Chinese women. Often sing ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing-song_girls - 2k - Cached - Similar pages

Spriggan (manga)
... Chinese martial arts, he wears a Chinese cheongsam suit and uses disabling Chi techniques in ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spriggan_(manga) - 88k - Cached - Similar pages

Lydia Shum
... wedding gown, and Shum wore a Chinese cheongsam instead. Shum later said in a 2005 ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Shum - 9k - Cached - Similar pages