Connoisseur of Chinese Art & Culture
Sylvia Song
I am a serious and passionate collector/enthusiast of Chinese art and
antiques,
especially about its folk arts.
I have created and moderated a discussion forum at deja.com,
http://www.deja.com/~chinaart , in dedication to the appreciation (and,
of
course, buying) of Chinese arts and treasures: Antiques and artifacts,
folk arts
and medicines, fashion, legends and folklore, religion and philosophy,
literature and history.
Like me, if you are also one who cherishes the Oriental sensibility of
delicate
femininity, holistic energy, and spiritual mysticism, please come and
share your
personal thoughts - whether it be reminiscences, opinions, photos,
readings,
movies, or shopping extravaganza.
Sylvia Song
A typical conversation at http://www.deja.com/~chinaart reads like this:
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In article <7ub3a7$8a$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
edd...@my-deja.com wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> If anyone out there is interested in the Chinese Cheongsam /qipao (the "Suzie Wong" dress) please contact me.
>> My web site is devoted to this garment and can be viewed at
http://www.angelfire.com/co3/cheongsam/index.html
>> Thank you to Sylvia Song for setting up this newsgroup,
>> eddy77
> Re: cheongsam
> Date: 1999/10/18
> Author: sylviasong <sylvi...@my-deja.com>
> Your Cheongsam Site
> Whew! I adore your site. A temple for celebrating Chinese women in their exquisite elegance, mystic charm, and breezy sophistication.
> I have lived with this tired old image of my QiPao (and, sometimes of myself),
> for far too long. Then I saw your gently seducing images of my sisters in
> their splendid dresses. Then I remembered how delicious it is to be a
> desirable woman again. Then I forgot that I was only wearing blue jeans,
> ordinary shoes, the kind that GAP wants the world to fit into.
> Eddy, you must like women enough to paint them so beautifully. I thank you
> for sharing your intimate, flattering thoughts of the ripening Asian women.
> Hey, it only takes a man.
> QiPao (or, Cheongsam, or Chi-pao), in its purest form, isn't different from a
> simple woman's nightgown made figure-hugging curvaceous, no bows, no feather
> boa, no revealing cleavage. The distinction is in its complete frontal
> coverage (quietly suggestive), Mandarin collar (the high neck), button frogs
>(the Oriental motif), high side slits (to facilitate leg movement). The
> variation is in its fabrics (silk/satin/velvet/cotton, pattern of Chinese
> motifs/embroidery/tie- dye/plain), lengths (short/long), and tightness
> (loose/tight).
> A pretty woman shouldn't work that hard to get noticed. Her power is in her
> effortless charm that QiPao has spoken so brilliantly for: that flowing
> sensuality, poetry, divine passion, earthly yearnings, and endless
> possibilities.
> SylviaSong