Dragon robe
| 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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Dragon robes, also known as gunlongpao (simplified Chinese: 袞龙袍; traditional Chinese: 袞龍袍; pinyin: gǔn lóng páo; hangul: 곤룡포) or longpao for short, is a form of everyday clothing which had a Chinese dragon, called long (龍), as the main decoration; it was worn by the emperors of China.: 392 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.