BANBI
Banbi (Chinese: 半臂; lit. 'half-arm'), also known as banxiu (半袖; 'half-sleeves')is an upper garment item in Hanfu. It was sometimes referred to as beizi (褙子) or half-beizi (i.e. short-sleeved beizi) before the term beizi eventually came to refer to a long-sleeved beizi in the Song dynasty, and referred as dahu in the Yuan dynasty, The banbi is in the form of a waistcoat or outerwear with short sleeves, which could either be worn over or under a long-sleeved ruqun. The style of its collar varies; it can also be secured at the front either with ties or a metal button.
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