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When did cheongsam become popular?
In the 1920s and 1930s, cheongsam was popular in Shanghai, the fashion frontier of China, and quickly became popular all over the country. 1929 In April, the government of the Republic of China designated the cheongsam as the national costume.

Cheongsam was formed in the 1920s. Some scholars believe that its origin can be traced back to the deep clothes in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties. It became the most common women's dress after the 1920s, and was designated as one of the national dresses by the government of the Republic of China in 1929. ?

Since 1950s, cheongsam has been gradually neglected in Chinese mainland, especially during the Cultural Revolution, which was criticized as "feudal dross" and "bourgeois sentiment".

History and culture

The names of cultural women in the Republic of China are always accompanied by their cheongsam photos, such as the Song sisters,,, Lin, Ruan, Zhang Ailing, Lin, Xiao Hong, Ding Ling and so on.

Precious cultural heritage-The dress of Suzhou Pingtan actress is still cheongsam. Other traditional rap arts, such as drumming and storytelling, also use cheongsam as the traditional costume of actresses.

In the election of Miss Hong Kong, Miss China, Miss Asia and Miss Xiguan, they will definitely wear cheongsam during or at the end.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Cheongsam