Chen Yuqiu is the fourth-generation inheritor of master skills to make the traditional Chinese dress called the Manchu qipao in Jilin city, in Northeast China's Jilin province. With one stitch and one thread, she has hand sewn more than 100 qipao – a traditional dress also known as the cheongsam – over the past three decades. [Photo/Jilin Radio and Television Station]

An elegant qipao made by Chen Yuqiu. The exacting and exceptional skill behind the Manchu qipao has recently been included in the list of the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage. [Photo/Jilin Radio and Television Station]

An exquisite qipao makes its debut at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, hand made by Chen Yuyqiu and Liu Shufen. This qipao weighs 3.5 kilograms and uses about 12 meters of silk. [Photo/Jilin Radio and Television Station]