Tangzhuang

This article is about jackets in the style of those worn at the 2001 APEC summit. For tangzhuang ("Han clothing") generally, see Chinese clothing and Hanfu.
Tangzhuang
Asia-Pacific leaders wearing tangzhuang at the 2001 APEC summit
Traditional Chinese唐裝
Simplified Chinese唐装
Literal meaningTang outfit
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTángzhuāng
Wade–GilesT‘ang2-chuang1
IPA[tʰǎŋ.ʈʂwáŋ]
New Tangzhuang
Traditional Chinese新唐装
Simplified Chinese新唐装
Literal meaningNew Tang outfit
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīntángzhuāng
Wade–Gileshsin t‘ang-chuang
APEC Jacket
Traditional ChineseAPEC服装
Simplified ChineseAPEC服装
Literal meaningAPEC-style clothing
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinAPEC fúzhuāng
Wade–GilesAPEC fu-chuang

Tangzhuang (Chinese: 唐裝; pinyin: Tángzhuāng; lit. 'Chinese suit'), sometimes called Tang suit,[1]: 50  is a kind of Chinese jacket with Manchu origins and Han influences, characterized with a mandarin collar closing at the front with frog buttons. It is an updated form of the Qing magua, itself a more fashionable adaptation of the riding jacket once worn by Manchu horsemen. Nowadays, the tangzhuang is one of the main formal clothing worn by Chinese men on various occasions; overseas Chinese also wear it as a form of fashion or to express their cultural identity.[2]: 191 

  1. ^ Ding, Min (2019). Rethinking Chinese cultural identity : "the Hualish" as an innovative concept. Singapore: Springer. ISBN 978-981-13-9961-9. OCLC 1118693116.
  2. ^ Religious diversity in Muslim-majority states in Southeast Asia : areas of toleration nad conflict. J. Saravanamuttu, Bernhard Platzdasch, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2014. ISBN 978-981-4519-65-6. OCLC 893518385.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)