[Commentary] There is a 90-year-old lady in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Because she loves to design cheongsam and wears cheongsam, she is also affectionately known as "Cheongsam Grandma".

　　[Explanation] In the home of "Cheongsam Grandma" Jiang Bihua, there are more than 100 cheongsams of different fabrics and different styles. These cheongsams were designed and sewn by Mr. Jiang himself.

　　【Same period】 Changzhou citizen Jiang Bihua

　　Like this (qipao) is our curtain fabric (made), made of pure curtain cloth, and made of two layers of cloth inside the curtain cloth. The clothes like this are actually not expensive, they are all made of scraps.

　　[Commentary] Jiang Bihua said that when she was a child, she was particularly envious when she saw other people wearing beautiful clothes because of poor family conditions.

　　【Same period】 Changzhou citizen Jiang Bihua

　　(When I was a kid) My family was poor and there was nothing to dress up, but I had an idea. I must make good clothes that I can wear. I do n’t ask others.

　　[Explanation] The sewing machine in front of the camera was purchased by Jiang Bihua in 1954 and has been used until now. At first, it was used to sew up the clothes at home. In the 1980s, Jiang Lao fell in love with cheongsam dresses, so creatively sewing sequins by hand became her hobby.

　　【Same period】 Changzhou citizen Jiang Bihua

　　I usually (go out) bring a pen, a book, a piece of eraser, wherever I go (pay attention to observation), if I see some collars on the road that are more chic, there is a flower on this collar, and I go back Get a flower on it and I will change it.

　　[Commentary] Jiang Bihua told reporters that she likes to wear her own cheongsam all year round. Sometimes, she also "customizes" cheongsam for her daughters, relatives and friends. In the eyes of her family, she is not only ingenious, but also childlike, optimistic and cheerful has always been the attitude of life that the old people pursue.

　　[Same period] Jiang Bihua's daughter Liu Qiping

　　Wearing the cheongsam made by my mother, I feel very proud. She likes it, this is her hobby, that is, she thinks about doing it every day.

　　【Same period】 Changzhou citizen Jiang Bihua

　　When I can do it, I do it a little, but I can't stop.

　　Shen Qiuyue Miao Ling Xiao Zhou Tang Juan Jiangsu Changzhou Report

Editor in charge: [Li Ji]