Fengguan xiapei (Chinese: 凤冠霞帔) is a type of traditional Chinese wedding set of attire categorized under Hanfu, which was worn by Han Chinese women in Ming and Qing dynasties. The fengguan xiapei attire was composed an upper and lower garment following the traditional Chinese yichang clothing system. Chinese qun-skirt known as mangchu (Chinese: 蟒裙; pinyin: mǎngqún; lit. It was typically composed of a red coloured mang ao (Chinese: 蟒袄; lit. Following the wedding ceremony, married women were expected to wear the fengguan xiapei on formal occasions, however, Chinese trousers or leggings were worn beneath instead of the skirt. In the Qing dynasty, the fengguan xiapei was a set of attire which was composed of a red coloured ao, a type of Chinese upper garment, called mangao (Chinese: 蟒袄; lit. The mangao was a in the style of the Ming dynasty yuanlingshan which was typically decorated with Chinese dragons and was used to be worn by the Han Chinese women as a court robe in the Ming dynasty. The fengguan xiapei was sometimes adorned with the yunjian. The appearance of the xiapei appearance and construction differed depending on the time period: in the Ming dynasty, the xiapei was similar to a long scarf or stole in appearance; however, it could either be found in the shape of a stole or a waistcoat in the Qing dynasty. The mangchu (Chinese: 蟒裙; lit. Sometimes, the fengguan xiapei can be further decorated with Chinese cloud collar known as yunjian. A mangao in the style of a yuanlingshan, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Ming dynasty fengguan xiapei. Reconstruction of Ming dynasty fengguan xiapei. Cultural Centre, University of Malaya (masters). Garrett, Valery M. (2007). Chinese dress : from the Qing Dynasty to the Present. Garrett, Valery M. (2007). Chinese dress : from the Qing Dynasty to the Present. This clothing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This China-related article is a stub. This page was last edited on 21 June 2024, at 16:36 (UTC). You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.