The ruqun is a style of Hanfu featuring a narrow-sleeved short jacket called a ru worn fastened underneath a pleated skirt called a qun. The qixiong ruqun is a specific style of ruqun that skyrocketed to popularity in the Tang Dynasty where the ruqun ties above the bust right beneath the armpits. The qixiong ruqun has become emblematic of the Tang Dynasty, but was worn from the Sui Dynasty through the Five Dynasties Period.