Modern cities' Cheongsam Style

（People's Daily Online） 08:42, May 22, 2013

Tang Yiping, an enthusiast of Cheongsam, walks in the street in Jiangbei district of Chongqing, southwest China. (Photo/Xinhua)

Edited and translated by Huang Jin, People's Daily Online

Chinese cheongsam was created in the first half of the 20th century in reference of traditional costume of Manchu and Western culture. In some Western peoples' eyes, cheongsam represents the traditional dress culture of Chinese women. (Photo/Xinhua)

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