

What do they call those button-up shirts you often see in fighting anime and
martial arts movies, like _Dragon Ball_ series?

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What is this button-up shirts attire that is usually seen in fighting anime and martial arts movies?


There are two types of suits, popularized by Bruce Lee and Ip Man, the
depicted "Tangzhuang" or "Tang suit".

[![tang
suit](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAmtR.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UAmtR.jpg)

and the longer robe-like "Changshan'.

[![chanshan](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bz1bX.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bz1bX.jpg)

Toriyama mentioned that he admired Bruce Lee, and the film _Enter The Dragon_
had a profound impact on the _Dragonball_ series.

Trivia: During the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, all things related to China
were referred to as "Tang", both as a proxy for the country and it's people".
Chinatowns are referred to as "Tangren Jie" (唐人街, Tang People Street). Despite
the costume being from the Qing dynasty and derived from the Manchurian horses
jacket "magua", it evolved to be one a symbol of the Han people and Chinese
diaspora oversea, being known as the called "Tang suit".


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