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Remark: Chinese old-time ladies are famous for their elegance and connotation - like this Graceful Mid-Sleeved Cheongsam. Simple yet decent, this dress is covered with dancing phoenix and booming floral patterns all over. Designed with mandarin collar and traditional frog closures, it is patched with fuchsia pipings at front, cuff and slits.

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Details: Charm of Oriental Clothing. As in other countries, seals may be used by official departments as well as private individuals. From as early as the Warring States Period (475- 221 B.C.), an official seal would be bestowed as token of authorization by the head of a state to a subject whom he appointed to a high office. The seal, in other words, stood for the office and corresponding power. Private seals are likewise used to stamp personal names on various papers for purposes of authentication or as tokens of good faith. The name "cheongsam," meaning simply "long dress," entered the English vocabulary from the dialect of China's Guangdong Province (Cantonese). In other parts of the country including Beijing, however, it is known as "qipao", which has a history behind it.

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