mandarin jacket and cheongsam are not the authentic Chinese Clothing .
Nowadays many Chinese Han people regard mandarin jacket and cheongsam as their national clothing, and highly praise Peking opera that the rulers of the Qing Empire enjoyed very much. Because of Chinese advertisement, many foreigners think Chinese Clothing is mandarin jacket and cheongsam, and they think if they can bedaub their faces and cry some words of Peking opera, they know about Chinese culture. So funny!
The authentic Chinese Clothing is called Hanfu, which exsited for thousands of years in ancient China.
The pictures below are photos of young Chinese people who recognize the importance of restoring authentic Chinese Clothing in modern China. They have a dream that one day this beautiful clothing would be restored in China.