Now a growing number of young people are wearing traditional hanfu, or Han Chinese clothing. You may see them eating, shopping, travelling or even working in hanfu.
Hanfu becomes popular in part because the government is promoting( 推广) traditional culture. Some TV shows about ancient China have also helped cause the public's interest in traditional Chinese clothes.
What hanfu looks like is not the same since each Han-controlled dynasty had its own style(风格), but the clothes are usually loose(松), with sleeves that hang down to the knees and flowing robes that drape around the body.
In modern China, people in different fields are interested in wearing hanfu: from history lovers to students and even young workers.
"Clothes are the most important part of culture." said Jiang Xue, who is a member of a hanfu club in Beijing. "If we as a people and as a country do not even understand our traditional clothing or don't wear them, how can we talk about other important parts of our culture?"
However, there is still a long way for the style to go into people's daily life. Some say they are afraid of being watched by others when wearing hanfu in public.
