Models walk down the runway in hanfu at an event held in Luoyang, Henan province, in September, 2023 (ZHANG YIXI / FOR CHINA DAILY ) Hanfu, the traditional Chinese attire, has gained popularity as a ...

Mamianqun (the horse-face skirt), beizi (a traditional Chinese outer coat with loose and long sleeves), baidiequn (hundred-fold skirt)… In recent years, traditional Chinese clothing has become a ...

Late this May, I met a friend of mine for a day out on the town. It was a reassuringly normal experience after months of COVID-19 stress: Just the two of us hanging out, grabbing lunch, and snapping ...

Editor’s Note: This feature is part of a wider CNN Style series on how culture in China is evolving in the Xi Jinping era. Beijing, China CNN — When Zhang Lingshan was a child, she would watch the ...

To say Hanfu is not new is an understatement. This traditional style of clothing – a robe or jacket paired with a skirt worn by the Han people of China - is 3,000 years old, but a new wave of young ...

Traditional Chinese hanfu garments have become more popular among young Chinese people, forming a profitable and promising industry in China. According to statistics from China Central Television ...

Dressed in long robes, a crowd of young people wanders around pavilions and royal gardens, with their flowing sleeves and heavily embroidered skirts gently swaying in the breeze. They are not actors ...

Ancient Chinese couture is getting a holiday makeover. In recent years, some hanfu lovers have taken their costumes a step further, incorporating Christmas themes to sprinkle in the holiday spirit and ...

Li Doudou's grey kitten squeezes in next to her as she applies makeup and puts her hair in a bun adorned with elaborate ornaments. Hanfu clothing promotes the traditional dress of China's majority ...

Dressed in a flowing long robe adorned with beaded floral embroidery from a bygone era, stylist Xiao Hang looks like she surfaced from a time machine as she strides across the bustling Beijing metro, ...