Ubona i- ingubo yekhola ye-mandarin futhi usuyazi vele ukuthi ingubo yamaShayina, okufanayo uma ubona i-kimono wazi ukuthi yingubo yaseJapan. Akulona iqiniso? Akukhathalekile ukuthi siwazi kahle amasiko aseMpumalanga noma cha, kunezici ezithile esezidlulele ngale kwemingcele futhi sezenziwe zaba ngezamazwe omhlaba, ngisho nasekude kakhulu ezindabeni zasempumalanga. Awu kuyini i- mthoko? Ingubo, i ingubo yamaShayina par ubuhle. Bewungazi yini ukuthi ibizwa kanjalo? Yebo, usuvele uyazi. NgesiShayina kusho ukuthi ingubo ende futhi kwaziwa nangokuthi cheongsamikakhulukazi eBeijing. Uyini umlando wayo?
Lapho amaManchu ehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi saseChina abeka abantu abathile, amaManchu, amabhanela athile noma ama-qi futhi aqala ukubabiza bafuna, abantu bama-banner, ukuze ngokuhamba kwesikhathi igama leManchu lalahleka. Abesifazane baseManchu babevame ukugqoka ingubo eyodwa egcina ibiziwe cheongsam noma ingubo ye-banner. Lapho uguquko luka-1911 luphela ubukhosi bakwaManchu futhi bukhipha uPu Yi embusweni, umbusi wokugcina, ingubo ejwayelekile yamaShayina yasinda kulolo shintsho futhi ngokuthuthuka okuthile kamuva nezinguquko zaba ingubo ye-Chinese tardi ukuthi sonke sikhombe.
El i-cheongsam noma i-qipao ithokomele futhi kulula ukugqoka. Kubukeka kukuhle esithombeni sabesifazane baseChina, intamo yayo iphakeme futhi ivaliwe futhi imikhono yayo imifushane, iphakathi noma yinde, kuya ngesizini yonyaka nokunambitheka kwentombazane ngayinye. Iboshelwe ngakwesokudla, inokhalo oluncane futhi iyasikeka ezinhlangothini zombili. Akuyona ingubo eyinkimbinkimbi yokwenza futhi ayiphathi impahla eningi ngoba azikho izesekeli ezinjengamabhande noma izingwegwe ezidingekayo, izinkinobho ezimbalwa nje. Uma uya eChina, unganqikazi ukuletha okwangempela. ENtshonalanga, ungayigqoka ephathini bese uxoxa indaba yohambo lwakho oluya eChina.