The qungua is a type of Hanfu worn by Han Chinese brides[4] and originated in the 18th century during the Qing dynasty.

[6] Nowadays, the qungua is still popular as a wedding dress in China, including in Hong Kong and Macau.

[7] In 18th century, Chinese mothers would start to sew the qungua as soon as a daughter was born in the family.

[1] The qungua follows the ancient traditional system of shangyi xiachang (Chinese: 上衣下裳; upper and lower garment).

[3] The qungua is composed of two separate garments: a gua (Chinese: 褂; pinyin: guà; Jyutping: gwaa3; lit.

[5] Nowadays, there are 5 different types of qungua which is named accordingly to the percentage of embroidery covering the dress:[1]

[3] The qungua is a two-piece garment composed of jacket and skirts while the modern cheongsam is currently a one-piece robe.

[4] Prior to the 1930s and the 1940s, the cheongsam was also a two-piece set of garment which was composed of a long robe and was worn with a pair of trousers.