Traditional Chinese sleeveless and collarless vest
Bijia
A woman wearing a Ming dynasty bijia.
Chinese
比甲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Bǐjiǎ
Bijia (Chinese: 比甲) is a long, sleeveless jacket of Mongol origins which has opened side slits.[1]: 46, 68 The bijia started to be worn in the Yuan dynasty when it was designed by Empress Chabi.[2] The bijia eventually became one of the most typical form of women's clothing item in the Ming dynasty[3] and in the Qing dynasty.[4] It is also a type of hanfu which has been revived in present days.[5]
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^Zhao, George Qingzhi (2008). Marriage as political strategy and cultural expression : Mongolian royal marriages from world empire to Yuan dynasty. New York: Peter Lang Pub. pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-1-4331-0275-2. OCLC 192134589.
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^"A Brief History of Chinese Outfit for Girl - Bijia (vest) - 2021". www.newhanfu.com. 2020-02-16. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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