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__**Outine**__ Chinese Beauty

Thesis Statement: Chinese Civilizations have been around since 1500 B.C. with many passing dynasties and reins bringing along many different definitions of beauty from clothing to hairstyles.

I. Introduction a. Every country has its own perception of beauty

II. Traditional Chinese Clothing a. Mao-Style suits are simple button down tunic and pants that was first used in armys, created by Mao Zedong b. later used by poor people c. was also used because of its tough warm fabrics to help keep warm d. Chinese bronze, dragon print, clouds, phoenixes, and lightning graphics appear on clothing e. Today, red and gold symbolise happiness and good fortune, and white symbolises wealth. f. traditional 3 garments of clothing

III. Ancient Chinese Clothing a. During the Sui Dynasty, in the 500's AD, the emperor decided that all poor people had to wear blue or black clothes, and only rich people could wear colors. Emperor wore gold colored clothes--symbolized wealth and power b. In early China, poor people made their clothes of hemp or ramie while only the ruch wore silk c. Hanfu "silk robe" made famous by Han dynasty rulers, later became traditional clothing d. Women sometimes carried a sun umbrella e. Often wore many acessories such as macramé are used to decorate shoulders, bodices, pockets, seams, and openings of clothing, as well as belts, hair ornaments, and necklaces

IV. Hairstyles a. Chinese Queue-The Chinese Queue was a hairstyle worn by the Manchus from Manchuria. The hairstyle has the hair shaved off above the temples in the front. The rest of the hair is back in a ponytail. They ponytail could never be cut off or else it would be justify as treason. The Chinese didn't have to wear the hairstyle anymore in the early 1910's, but many still wore them as a tradition. b. Hair styles used by the royal (Hair pins, flowers, crown etc.) c. Hairstyles for Unmarried Women d. Hairstyles for Married Women

V. Conclusion a. reword thesis b. wrap it all up

__**Chinese Beauty**__ By: Shannon Zensen, Ryan Byrne, Ryan Dumbroff, and Shirley Wang

The perception of beauty changes through time and place, some beauty changes for the better. People go through great extents to enhance their perception of beauty. However, it is important to know that whether it is China or any other country, they all have our own definition of beauty. Chinese civilizations have been around since 1500 B.C. with many passing dynasties and reins bringing along many different definitions of beauty from clothing to hairstyle. Great intro paragraph

The way clothing in China looks has changed dramatically from each Dynasty, most have come and gone, but some clothing has stayed. For example, the Mao-Style suit. Mao-style suits are simple button-downed suits and pants. (Kalman) punctuation goes after the citation because it is part of the sentence. They were first introduced by Mao Zedong to the army for its tough and warm fabric. The Mao-style suits later became popular for regular Chinese people and were especially useful to the poor since Mao-style suits were not expensive. Children even began wearing them, and they still remain today for us to wear. (Cultures of the World China)

Many forms of Ancient Clothing have now transitioned to classic clothing such as the pien-fu, the ch'ang-p'ao, and the shen-i. Those three types of clothing were all wide and with voluminous sleeves and had a very loose fit. The pien-fu was a two piece ceremonial tunic top with a skirt or trousers. The ch'ang-p'ao is a one-piece garment extending from the shoulders all the way to the heels. The most popular of them was the shen-i which was cross between the pien-fu and ch'ang-p'ao. Women of all ages have been seen wearing these beautiful pieces of garment. ( Destiny, The Culture of China-Clothing) media type="youtube" key="3aWNFYTgW7w" height="344" width="425" Clothes now often have meaning to it. You Avoid using "you" and "your" in professional writing. might see dragon print, clouds, phoenixes, and lightning graphics appear on clothing. Today, red and gold clothing symbolize happiness and good fortune, and white symbolizes wealth. (Fenby 159) These sentences should be added to another paragraph

One of the most interesting things in Ancient China is the clothes they wear. The Chinese clothing can be described as different pieces of cloth draped over one's body. The prices of the clothing ranged from cheap to expensive. This is an image of a style of clothing known as the ch i'-p 'ao which is a modified form of a traditional Ching Dynasty fashion. It is still popular in the modern world which women now wear on formal occasions. (Cheongsam Boutique - Chinese Qipao, Cheongsam Dress, Kungfu Suit ) During the Sui Dynasty, in the 500's AD, the emperor decided that all poor people had to wear blue or black clothes, and only rich people could wear bright colors. (Carr)The Emperor wore gold colored clothes as this symbolized wealth and power. (Ancient Style Chinese Clothing) Interesting information! What would the USA be like if we had to dress according to our financial status? I wonder how the current recession would affect that?

In early China, poor people made their clothes of hemp or ramie while only the rich wore silk. (Carr) A Hanfu or "silk robe" was made famous by the Han dynasty rulers, however this later became the traditional clothing. Women sometimes carried a sun umbrella or fan to embrace their beauty and give a graceful look.(Chinese Umbrellas) Women often wore many accessories. These included things such as macramé are used to decorate shoulders, bodices, pockets, seams, and openings of clothing, as well as belts, hair ornaments, and necklaces. This is an image of a macramé necklace. (Destiny, The Culture of China-Clothing) it's pretty!

Ancient Chinese hair styles to the ones they have currently have changed a lot over time. In ancient China, when a girl was unmarried, her hair would be worn long and it would always be braided. When the women got married though they wore their hair differently. Why did marriage change their hairstyle? More detail needed here. The women wore their hair short and in a tight knot at the top. Now Chinese woman can wear their hair as they want, and most of them dye their hair different strands of colors (History of Hair) Why is this centered?

During the Manchu regimen, men had their hair long and they would never cut it because it was disrespectful. (Fenby 69) The reason why this was disrespectful was because you got your hair from your parents so it should never be cut. Also around this time, men wore their hair in pony tails and would shave the top of their forehead. This was worn by the men in Manchus from Manchuria and was called the Chinese Queue. In the 1910's the men required to wear this hairstyle anymore, but some still wear them as tradition. (Queue[hairstyle])

During the Chinese Empire time, the Chinese wore one point hairpins, which are a cylinder or a one long stem that ends with a knob. One point hairpins, which are from the 13th, 14th, and 15th century, were decorate with flowers, different animals, artistic figures or even human heads made into miniature busts. The pins were used to get their hair back into place or add more decoration. Citation?

In the time of the 3rd and 8th centuries in China the Chinese wore double point hairpins, which were a U-shaped cylinder that was bent at the top to for a loop which made the the tow pin pieces equal on both sides. There are double hairpins nowadays too like the American version which is a common bobby pin. There are the chignon or hair picks which are from France. Many hairpins today all originated from China, however, the pins from China were originally thin and delicate and were made of gold or silver. Some were also made from metal or wood. Hairpins usually had beads or flowers hanging off them and they were very commonly seen in girls' hair. (Shelton)



As Chinese culture has evolved so has their traditions and perception of what is beautiful. For years people have explored the most simple to the most complicated Chinese methods of beauty. Since ancient times the Chinese have contrived important traditions that are still respected today. The different civilizations of China have been around since 1500B.C. and the passing dynasties have brought multitudinous different types of styles through their own perception of beauty. This is a great closing paragraph but are all these words yours? I don't think the group would know vocab words like contrived and multitudinous??>?? This paper is well done! Excellent job group! Citations:

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