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中国国家主席习近平11月17日已飞抵菲律宾首都马尼拉，开启APEC时间，与会领导人预料会穿菲律宾国服“巴隆他加禄”（Barong Tagalog）亮相，每一件都有自己的风格。服装由该国设计师卡布拉尔（Paul Cabral）亲手裁製，并用了四个月的时间为21位与会领导人量身定製了符合该国家和地区传统的服装，如中国领导人服装上有高高的竹子和竹叶飘落的图样。

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Manila on Tuesday to attend the 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. The clothes was designed by Philippine designer Paul Cabral, it took him 4 months to make those traditional clothes for every leader. The Chinese style Barong Tagalog has tall bamboos and its leaf dancing with wind.

穿国服亮相是APEC峰会的传统，菲律宾是今年的东道主，也让“巴隆他加禄”有机会跃上国际舞台。那么究竟什么是“巴隆他加禄”呢？巴隆他加禄，也叫巴隆或巴洛，是一种缝有刺绣的正装衬衫，也是菲律宾的国服。质地轻盈，通常穿在汗衫外面，不用掖在裤子里。

So ,what is this Barong Tagalog? It's a tradition to wear the clothes of the host country in APEC. The clothes of Philippines is"Barong Tagalog" The Barong Tagalog, more commonly known as simply Barong (and occasionally called Baro), is an embroidered formal shirt which is considered the national dress of the Philippines. It is lightweight and worn untucked over an undershirt.

巴隆他加禄有着一百多年的历史，它起源于西班牙殖民菲律宾期间。巴隆他加禄的材质几乎透明且没有衣兜，是西班牙人为了防止反叛者在衣服里偷藏武器。因为当时一些菲律宾人开始富裕起来并且有了自己的土地，所以西班牙人要求这些中产阶级着装必须符合要求。

The Barong Tagalog has a long tradition of more than a century. The line of the Barong Tagalog begins from the Spanish rule. Barongs were usually made of thin fabric almost transparent and with no pockets; so that the Spaniards could see that the person wearing was not bearing any weapon under the garment. The Spanish rulers demanded the Filipinos (Indios) to wear a Barong Tagalog. At that time when some Filipinos became successful business men or successful in agricultural and were able to obtain title to lands, these lucky and more important middle classmen had to wear the Barong Tagalog just as Spanish rulers demand.

巴隆他加禄的名字又有着什么样的由来呢？ “巴洛”的意思是衣服，这是他加禄人当地的方言。所以“巴隆他加禄”就是他加禄人的服饰了。要说“巴隆”，其实它的意思是…的衣服，但是后来还是以这最后一种称呼居多。

Where did Barong name come from? "Baro"= Word for 'dress', Tagalog dialect"Barong Tagalog"= 'dress of the Tagalog'. "Barong" = literally means 'dress of' - but commonly used to refer to the formal men's wear in the Philippines.

那么巴隆他加禄是由什么材料制作而成的呢？

What are the fabrics uses in Barong?

答案是菠萝纤维，这可是用菠萝叶纯手工织成的哦。由于用这种古法制衣的工匠在菲律宾越来越少了，巴隆的价格也水涨船高，也就渐渐多存于正式场合了。

Pina fabric - is hand-loomed from pineapple leaf fibers. And because Pi愀 weavers in the Philippines are decreasing, its scarcity makes the delicate Pi愀 cloth expensive and is thus used for very formal events.