The long and braided ponytails of Chinese Men

Ever wonder what the long braided ponytail of the Chinese Men are for? These are the artificial braided ponytail you often see on Traditional Chinese Dress for Men.

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The hairstyle is called Queue or cue. This was imposed to be worn by all Chinese men during the Jin Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. They were ordered to shave their hairs just above the temple every 10 days and gather the remaining hair to a ponytail and braid it. The Chinese were made to wear the Queue by the Manchus who defeated the Ming Dynasty at the time and the hairstyle symbolizes the submission of the Chinese to the Manchu. Those who were caught not wearing it were executed.

When the Manchu were defeated and the Chinese got their country back (after revolutions), the Queue immediately lost its popularity. In fact it is also associated with a fallen government.
As it is part of the Chinese history, the Queue is often added to the hat of the Traditional Chinese costume for boys as seen on the photo above.

Great Boys Chinese Costume

We have few pieces of Chinese boy's costumes too and we just love the designs of the brocade and its colors. Your son will surely look cute on any of these! :)

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Dragon Boat Festival in Long Beach

For those who want to start a team and join the Dragon Boat Race, the 2009 Long BeachDragon Boat Race will be held at Marine Staduim on August 1-2 2009. This is also to inform families near the Long Beach area who would want to watch and experience culture, competition and fun!

Long Beach Dragon Boat Race hosts the largest Dragon Boat competition in California. There will also be side entertainments such as Chinese acrobats, Chinese art demonstrations, perfomances such as hip hop dances, traditional dances and martial arts. It sounds so much fun and that your whole family will surely have a blast.

In line with this I suggest that you give your children another level of fun by making them wear the Qi Pao or the Chinese girls dress or Chinese traditional pants set.


For more information(schedules and application forms) please visit, 2009 Long Beach Dragon Boat Race.