Cheongsam to apply for cultural heritage

时间：2007-04-04 08:33:53

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Chinanews, Beijing, Apr. 3 – Shanghai municipal government is working on a list of cultural items it wants to include as city-level intangible cultural heritages. It will announce the first batch1 of the items on June 9. These items are also the ones that local government tries to apply for inclusion as state-level cultural heritages. Traditional handicraft of making Cheongsam will be included in the name list.

 

Originally, Cheongsam was a dress typically worn by Manchu women in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The dress is made with a high neck, closed collar, slits2 high up from the sides, and buttoned on the right side, all of which are made to display the beauty of the female figure, especially the figure of Oriental women. During the 1920s, the Han people incorporated some Western cloth-making techniques in the dress, making it more like an evening dress worn by Western women. It soon became fashion clothes in Shanghai. With its fitting shape, many Chinese women liked to wear it. As time went by, the dress adopted more changes and it nearly became a must for all Chinese women during the 1930s. At that time, many famous film actresses also wore Cheongsam, which made it become even more popular.

 

As a traditional commercial city in China, Shanghai has many intangible cultural heritages. In addition to Cheongsam, the city also wants to include the 51 long-standing shops or firms, the first batch of old branded firms designated by the Ministry3 of Commerce, on its intangible cultural heritage list.

 

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1 batch HQgyz     
n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量
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  • The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
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2 slits 31bba79f17fdf6464659ed627a3088b7     
n.狭长的口子，裂缝( slit的名词复数 )v.切开，撕开( slit的第三人称单数 )；在…上开狭长口子
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  • He appears to have two slits for eyes. 他眯着两眼。
  • "You go to--Halifax,'she said tensely, her green eyes slits of rage. "你给我滚----滚到远远的地方去！" 她恶狠狠地说，那双绿眼睛冒出了怒火。
3 ministry kD5x2     
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