El Cheongsam (Cheongsam) sisinxibo sabasetyhini esineempawu zaseTshayina kwaye bonwabela ukwanda kokuthandwa kwihlabathi liphela lefashoni ephezulu.
Kwaye iQipao yayiyingubo esisiseko yeManchu kumantla mpuma e-China. Yatshintshwa ngenkulungwane yama-20 kwaye ilunge ngakumbi kwaye intofontofo, nangona igcina ubugcisa bendabuko.
Njengesinxibo sendabuko saseTshayina, iQipao injengentyatyambo entle kwimbonakalo yefashoni yaseTshayina enemibala eqaqambileyo. Ngenxa yomtsalane wayo okhethekileyo, uninzi lwabafazi luyayinxiba ukubonisa ubabalo lwabo olukhethekileyo.
Ke, isitayile saseShanghai qipao senziwa ngeminyaka yoo-1930, xa abantu baqala ukunxiba ibhatyi yasentshona, idyasi okanye ijezi ende kuneqipao. Ngelo xesha, ukwenziwa kweNtshona, njengekhola yokwenza iimpahla, i-V-neck, i-ruffle neck, imikhono ye-ruffle, kunye nemikhono ye-slit yaziswa ekwenzeni i-qipao.
Emva kwexesha, yavela yaza yaguqula ngemikhono kunye namagwegwe ayo, ezinye iiphedi zamagxa kuye kwafuneka ukuba babhenele ekubonakaleni. Ngombulelo kwinani elikhulu leemveliso zelaphu ezingeniswe phesheya, kuninzi onokukhetha ukwenza i-qipao, ezinje ngazo zonke iintlobo zesatin, isilika, umqhaphu, ilaphu loboya kunye ne chiffon.