LIANG LUWEN/FOR CHINA DAILYAs people walk through the crowd along the buzzing Pingjiang Road in downtown Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, they'll often see women clad in various styles ofqipao(cheongsam) andhanfu(traditional Chinese dresses).Photographer Zhang X...

People of Miao ethnic group attend a parade to celebrate the Miao Sisters Festival in Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)TAIJIANG, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage, the Miao Sisters Festival kicked of...

A traditional costume show is held at the Great Tang All Day Mall in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, April 25, 2023.[Photo/Xinhua]A traditional costume show is held at the Great Tang All Day Mall in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, April 25, 2023.[Photo/Xinhua]A...

Hezhe people wearing traditional costumes perform during the 11th Wurigong Festival of the Hezhe ethnic group in Fuyuan, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, July 2, 2023. The festival kicked off in China's easternmost city Fuyuan on Sunday. Members of 15 teams from Beijing, Harbin, Jiam...

One of the hanfu sets created by Zhang Zening, inspired by an ancient painting. CHINA DAILYZhang Zening, a hanfu enthusiast in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, embarked on an extraordinary journey eight years ago to revive this traditional Chinese attire.Inspired by ancient murals, Zhang,...

Hanfu lovers browse for snacks at a fair celebrating Spring Festival in Hong Kong on Feb 4.ZHU WEI/XINHUAA birthday surprise is not easy to come by for 90-year-old Wong, having lived through the majority of the length and breadth of human experience, but dressing up in traditional Chinese hanf...