If the selection of Chinese women on behalf of costumes, cheongsam must be the first choice, because the cheongsam can not only demonstrate the beauty of oriental women, but also with Chinese cultural significance. Currently, the "Long Lasting New - Cheongsam's Variety" exhibition, being held at the Hong Kong Museum of History, introduces the origins and development stories of cheongsam by displaying 280 pieces of cheongsam, more than 400 photos and 9 video programs. Today's words cheongsam cheongsam originally refers to the Qing dynasty women's robes. Zhang Ai-ling, who poses a serious love affair, wrote a Chinese dress before the modern cheongsam in "Changing Clothes": "We can not imagine the past world so slowly, quietly and neatly. In the three centuries of Manchu rule Under the women actually do not have any fashion at all! From generation to generation people wearing the same clothes and do not feel tired from the middle of the seventeenth Century until the late 19th century, popular with extremely broadskin pants, there is a calm and steady weather. Low, there is no. "20s of last century, with the change of life, such a robe has been improved to become a new style cheongsam - wide body, straight lines, robe covered with exquisite embroidery. Since the 30s and 40s of last century, it was the golden age of cheongsam development. Due to the influence of western costumes, the cheongsam design became narrower and slender, with high panties on both sides, showing the beauty of Chinese women. Cheongsam became the most common among Chinese women. apparel. At the time of the National Government promulgated the Uniform Ordinance, the cheongsam was classified as a woman's dress, and some of the Western fashion designers, the most famous such as France's Paul Poiret, has been the Chinese women's style combined with their own fashion design, American Chinese actress Huang Liu Shuang once in the heyday brought Chinese women into Hollywood, actress Marlene Dietrich starred in the 1932 movie "Shanghai Express" and took up the Chinese theme of Hollywood movies, Chinese clothing [6.80 4.94%] natural Has also become an attractive, many foreign women in China at that time have begun to try to wear Chinese clothes, which have led to the improvement and fashion cheongsam. Especially in the metropolis of Shanghai at that time, women all dressed in cheongsam fashion. Various women's magazines and billboards such as "Liangyou" and "Women Pictorial" have published modern photos of cheongsam styles in 1930, [0.48 -0.42%] The company against foreign goods fashion "domestic fashion show", there are two groups specializing in "short cheongsam" and "long cheongsam" series. Since the 1950s, fewer and fewer people wear cheongsams as their daily wear. However, some senior ladies such as Soong Ching Ling, a beloved cheongsam in their lifetime, continue to use cheongsam as a dress to enhance their identity as a symbol of Chinese culture when attending state diplomatic occasions identity of. To the late 60s of last century, with the emergence of a large number of Western-style clothing, cheongsam in the field of daily apparel, only gradually declining. When the modern cheongsam of Hong Kong changed its modern era, when the cheongsam almost disappeared in the Mainland, it still appears differently in Hong Kong and persists in various fields. One of the main forms of cheongsam at that time was school uniforms. Many schools uphold the tradition and continue to wear cheongsam uniforms. Therefore, Hong Kong people today still have a clear impression on this traditional garment. Ms. Hua Hui Na, who founded Yung Hee School in Hong Kong, said: "I wear a cheongsam since the high school. It is definitely a cheongsam lover. In fact, the cheongsam is neither obsolete nor worn on different occasions, so long as the figure is not distorted , A cheongsam can definitely put on eight years. "Interestingly, beauty pageant in Hong Kong is another important way to preserve and promote the cheongsam culture. Since 1973, the annual Miss Hong Kong election, contestants wearing cheongsam links, spread through the television and enjoys popular support. One of the most eye-catching exhibits in this exhibition was the green cheongsam that Zhu Lingling was wearing in the 1977 Miss Hong Kong campaign. The video next to her showed Miss and many Miss Hong Kong wearing a cheongsam awaiting awards presentation, The movie "Mood for Love" in the cheongsam wearing style thousands of Miss Hong Kong in 1983, No. 29 beauty Maggie Cheung. When Hong Kong delegates went abroad for international beauty pageant, they also used cheongsam as national costume. There was also a prominent Hong Kong woman in cheongsam on the booklet published by Hong Kong's official World Exposition in 1970. In Hong Kong, in 1960, in Hong Kong, the photographer Qiu Liang photographed the backs of two Hong Kong women wearing cheongsam - the slipped cheongsam over the knee and the waist Tight fit body, grace graceful, introduction of reverie. In this exhibition, the most special part is the editing of more than 40 different countries, many actresses in Cantonese films wearing cheongsam clips, "Qipao in Light and Shadow," and the cheongsam of famous female stars in various periods in Hong Kong. Especially in the fifties and sixties of last century, Hong Kong's famous actress Linda image of a group of cheongsam, black and white two lace cheongsam, handmade no less than today's senior uniform; and another Hong Kong actress Xiao Fang Fang's cheongsam , Which also includes her mother, Wo, designed for her, in 1967, she won the Golden Globe Awards in Hong Kong's top ten star cheongsam; in addition to Shi Nan and director Tsui Hark 1996 wedding dress to wear cheongsam and bridesmaid dress, Designed by Zhang Shuping. In 2002, Hong Kong Star Michelle Yeoh participated in the 55th Cannes Film Festival dress cheongsam also show, but the most impressive, the feeling is that the late movie star Anita Mui in 2002 and 2003 concert had worn two Cheongsam pieces, one of them, the whole piece of nail beads, unusual gorgeous.