appreciatingDefinition?The Qi Pao(r) or Chi-Pao, also known as the cheongsam or mandarin gown, is a body-hugging one-piece dress for women.The history of cheongsam?Qing Dynasty(1644), Manchu, Banner People (qi ren).?1645 Shunzhi, “Tifa Yifu” Policy剃发易服?For the next 300 years, became adopted by the Chinese. ?Survived the political turmoil of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution toppled the Qing Dynasty.?A flourishing era (1911—1949)?1949, Communist Revolution ended the cheongsam, but the Shanghainese, emigrants and refugees brought the fashion to Hong Kong where is has remained popular.?1966-1976, Cultural Revolution, disaster?Popular again now?Xinhai Revolution abolished the monarchy and called on Yifu.(1911—1924)?1930, Golden Era, Chinese Dress(海派旗袍)Modern Chinese Dress