Beizi

This article is about the traditional upper garment with long sleeves. For the upper garment called beizi with short sleeves, see Banbi. For beizi or beise (貝子), a title of nobility used during the Qing dynasty, see Qing dynasty nobility § Male members.
Beizi
Beizi3
Ming dynasty portrait of man wearing a "Ming Styled" beizi over zhiduo
Chinese褙子
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinbèizi

Beizi (Chinese: 褙子; pinyin: bèizi), also known as beizi (Chinese: 背子; pinyin: bēizi)[1][2] and chuozi (Chinese: 綽子; pinyin: chuòzi),[3] is an item worn in traditional Chinese attire common to both men and women;[3] it is typically a large loose outer coat with loose and long sleeves.[4][5] It was most popular during the Song dynasty, Ming dynasty, and from the early Qing to the Mid-Qing dynasty. The beizi originated in the Song dynasty.[3][5][6] In the Ming dynasty, the beizi was referred as pifeng (Chinese: 披風; pinyin: pī fēng).[7] When worn by men, it is sometimes referred as changyi (Chinese: 氅衣), hechang (Chinese: 鹤氅; pinyin: hèchǎng; lit. 'crane cloak'), or dachang (Chinese: 大氅) when it features large sleeves and knotted ties at the front as a garment closure.[8]

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