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The slits of a China dress expose a woman's legs indistinctly when she walks, as if there was a blurred emotional appeal of "enjoying flowers in mist". For convenient movement and display of the slender legs of women Cheongsam Dress generally has two big slits at either side of the hem. Today you can get Cheongsam Dress with different lengths and kinds of slits (one slit on the side or front as well as two slits). The material. The Cheongsam Dress usually is made of excellent materials like silk, silk brocade, satin, satin brocade or velour's. Nearly all colors can be used. Often a Cheongsam Dress gets a certain pattern, such as Chinese Dragons, different kinds of flowers, butterflies or other typical Chinese icons (e.g. prosperity, wealth). A China dress can display all women's modesty, softness and beauty. Like Chinese women's temperament, a Cheongsam Dress is elegant and gentle, its long-standing elegance and serenity make wearers fascinating. Cheongsam Dress almost varies with a woman's figure. Cheongsam Dress not only lays stress on the natural beauty of a female figure, but also makes women's legs appear more slender. Mature women in a China dress can display their graceful refined manner. Cheongsam Dress In the 17th century in North China a collarless tube-shaped gown was developed, it was the ancestor of todays Cheongsam. Cheongsam Dress It became popular among the royal palace of the Qing Dynasty and the mansions of the Manchu nobility. Cheongsam Dress The Manchu rulers organized certain people, mainly Manchus into "banners" (qi) and called "banner people" (qiren), which then became loosely the name of all Manchus. Cheongsam Dress The Manchu women wore normally a one-piece dress which, likewise, came to be called "qipao" or "banner dress". Cheongsam Dress At that time, it was loosely fitted and long enough to reach the insteps. Usually Cheongsam Dress was made of silk, and embroidered, with broad laces trimmed at the collar, sleeves and edges. Cheongsam Dress Although the 1911 Revolution toppled the rule of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty, the female Cheongsam Dress survived the political change and, with later improvements, has become the traditional dress for Chinese women. Cheongsam Dress