Textiles and Dress

Bijia

Bijia (Chinese: 比甲) is a long, sleeveless jacket of Mongol origins which has opened side slits. The bijia started to be worn in the Yuan dynasty when it was designed by Empress Chabi. The bijia eventually became one of the most typical form of women's clothing item in the Ming dynasty and in the Qing dynasty. It is also a type of hanfu which has been revived in present days.

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See also

• ▸Chokha
• ▸Military history of the Northern and Southern dynasties
• ▸House of the Vettii

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