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             "Correct attire was regarded as the ultimate expression of Chinese culture and identity, differentiating them from 'inferior' foreign neighbors while making social and gender distinctions within their society. The clothing of bodies had specific cultural meaning, with properly attired bodies reflecting order and control and unadorned bodies and feet serving as visible signs of disorder and dangerous nonconformity with the individual risking association to barbarian outsiders." (Goody 1990: 49)
             · The Principal Dynasties of China Page 3
             · Qing Dynasty and Manchurians 5
             · The Qipao and Cheongsam 13
             · Mao Zedong and The People's Republic of China 15
             · Post Mao, The Reform Era 16
             Yuan 1279 - 1368 (Mongol conquest dynasty)
             Qing 1644 - 1911 (Manchu conquest dynasty)
             "Alas! What clothing represents to men's indeed great! What brings it respect is that is the repository of righteousness; and what brings love is that it is the store house of humanness. It is the axis of good and evil; the principle of life and death; the control between order and anarchy, the distinction between civilized and wild beings."
             Clothing is a means of suggesting individuality, status, wealth and taste as well as revealing a social and political identity. Dominant groups may coerce other groups into adopting a new appearance that will signify submission or the acceptance of a new model of identity. In China, clothing is a matter of great importance...especially during the ancient times, where it was considered to be an instrument of order in society - where chaos was to be feared above all else. It divided people, civilized from the barbarians, leaders from common people and male from female.
             As countless people know, China was and in many ways still is a very traditional and male centered society. The family name surviv...