You may want to find a Hong Kong car rental and head out for some shopping. You could surely find all of your favorite designer shops in the local malls and streets but how about taking home a piece of true tradition from this unique country. So much of the spirituality and status of the Chinese people is shown in what they wear. It all seems to be a brilliant costume for the westerners that visit but most things on the cloths have a real meaning. Two feathers of a ho bird, which is like a pheasant that fights well, are warn in a head dress to symbolize a bold spirit.

There are three main kinds of Chinese clothing that fall into tradition. The pien-fu is an ancient ceremonial wear that has a tunic type top going as far down as the knees and a skirt that goes all the way down to the ankles. This was topped off with the pien which is a cylinder type cap used in for ceremonial purposes. The other two styles are  the chang pao, which means long robe and the shen i.
All have similarities like the wide cut and super large sleeves along that shows a straight lined design. All are rather loose fitting and form a nice natural fold. Many could be left to hang or be cinched at the waist.

While constructing these wearable works of art they have a minimum amount of stitches they must use for each size of cloth. Because the clothing is such a basic design, they add the embellishments to give each one a unique flair. Sashes and bands, applique and embroidered edging really made the clothing special. Darker colors have been the more favorite as apposed to the light colors. Often the heavy ceremonial clothing are still made in black.