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Chinese tunic suit(中山装)By Zhu XiaobinThe origin of The tunic suitThe tunic suit has dominated Chinese fashion for many years and is known to Westerners as the "Mao tunic" or "Mao suit". It is a mistake, however, to associate the style with Mao Zedong. For it is called by the Chinese themselves "Zhongshan Zhuang" as it was a uniform that Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan) liked to wear and mended to the people of the country.The origin of The tunic suitIt was customary in ancient times to change the styles of the people's clothes whenever a new dynasty replaced an old one. The 1911 Revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty and founded the Republic of China. Members of his Nationalist Party proposed to change the national costume. During the discussions, Dr. Sun favoured the casual dress prevalent in Guangdong Province but proposed certain modifications. A designer worked on his ideas and produced the tunic with four pockets and a turned-down collar, closed all down the middle with five buttons. It looked simple and tasteful and gave an air of sedateness. From then on Dr. Sun set a personal example by wearing the tunic suit on various occasions. It did not take long before the style became fashionable all over the country.The meaning of the design4 pockets in the front refer to justice,loyalty,sense of honour.(礼义廉耻)5 buttons in the front signify separation of the executive, legislative,judicial, examinational and supervisory powers.3 buttons on the sleeves indicate Three Principles of the People,the people’s relation,the people’s power,the people’s welfare.The back of the suit has no center back seam,symbolizing the peace and unification of the state.In 1912, the government of Republic of China designated the chinese tunic suit as the full dress, and some modifications were made.There are many colours, blue, grey, white, black,cream(米黄色),camel(驼色),etc.Generally speaking, in the north of china, people prefer the dark colour,w
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