Cheongsams, Imperial Costume: (Chinese Folks) (English Subtitle)

Language: Chinese
Subtitles: Chinese and English
Medium: 1 DVD-5
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
DVD Release Date: 30 Aug 2008
Region Code: ALL REGIONS
Format: NTSC, MPEG-2, COLOUR, DVD-5
Condition: Brand New & Manufacturer Wrapped


Description:
The history of human dress, in a sense, is the history of human civilization. In China, this human civilization is contributed jointly by the 56 nationalities of the country. In this documentary, the costumes of 13 representative minority nationalities are demonstrated, focusing on their color, pattern, design and the materials used, which provides you a mosaic colorful dress world. This documentary diachronically records the development of court dresses in ancient China, focusing on its particular design, color and the influence it has on modern dress design. In this documentary, Shanghai is the center of fashionable dress of the day. Chinese Cheongsams popular in the 1920s to 1940s will be revealed to the audiences one by one. The workmanship of polished Chinese Cheongsams, tens of different kinds of Chinese Cheongsams worn by people in different times and the natural humanity demonstrated by Chinese Cheongsams will fully displayed to you in a limited time of 30 minutes.