Dragon robe
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Dragon robe of Emperor Qianlong | |||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 袞龍袍 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 袞龙袍 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 龙袍 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍袍 | ||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | Long bào | ||||||
| Chữ Hán | 龍袍 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 곤룡포 | ||||||
| Hanja | 衮龍袍 | ||||||
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| Kanji | 龍袍 | ||||||
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Dragon robes, also known as gunlongpao (traditional Chinese: 袞龍袍; simplified Chinese: 袞龙袍; pinyin: gǔn lóng páo; Korean: 곤룡포) or longpao for short, is a form of everyday clothing which has a Chinese dragon, called long (龍), as its main decoration. In the past, it was worn by the emperors of China. Dragon robes were also adopted by the rulers of neighbouring countries, such as Korea (Goryeo and Joseon dynasties), Vietnam (Nguyễn dynasty), and the Ryukyu Kingdom.