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The cheongsam is a female dress with
distinctive Chinese features and enjoys growing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (popular) in the international world of high
fashion. The name "cheongsam" {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (mean) simply "long dress" entered
the English vocabulary from the dialect of China's Guangdong Province. In other
parts of the country including Beijing, however, it {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (know) as "qipao", which has a history behind it.
After the early Manchu (满族的) rulers came to China, the Manchu
women wore {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (normal) a onepiece dress which came to be
called “qipao”. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the 1911 Revolution ended the rule of the Qing
Dynasty, the female dress survived the political change and, with later
improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women.
The cheongsam, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} neck is high, collar closed, fits well the
Chinese female figure, and its sleeves may be either short, medium or full {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (long), depending on seasons or tastes. In
addition, it is not too complicated (复杂) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make). Nor {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it need too much material. Another beauty of
the cheongsam is that it can be worn either {#blank#}10{#/blank#} casual or formal occasions. In either case, it
creates an impression of simple and quiet charm, elegance (优雅) and neatness.