Young people dressed in hanfu use their mobile devices at an event marking the traditional Qixi festival, the Chinese equivalent of Valentine’s Day, at a park in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
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Qipao out, hanfu in? Advocates for traditional Chinese clothing have some problems to resolve
- People in China who want the traditional dress of its ethnic Han majority to be as widely accepted as the kimono in Japan and ao dai in Vietnam have a problem
- Hanfu changed over the centuries – do they take styles from one era or mix and match them to create a “traditional costume”? Besides, hanfu is not easy to wear
Young people dressed in hanfu use their mobile devices at an event marking the traditional Qixi festival, the Chinese equivalent of Valentine’s Day, at a park in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
