Dressed in a flowing long robe (decorate) with floral embroidery (花卉刺绣) from a past era, stylist Xiao Hang looks like she surfaced from a time machine. She walks across the noisy Beijing subway, (attract) curious glances and questions.
China (welcome) western fashion and futuristic technology during the last decades, a growing number of young people like Xiao are looking to the past for their dressing choices. (obvious), they prefer to put on traditional "hanfu", or "Han clothing".
These historic (costume) of the Han ethnic majority are enjoying a renaissance because the government is promoting traditional culture. Period dramas have also contributed to a (great) interest in traditional Chinese clothing and a higher demand for it.
Xiao, who used to work at a state-owned machine manufacturing company, now runs her own hanfu business, she dresses customers for photo shoots and even plans hanfu-style weddings. However, there is some way before the style reaches wide (accept) in China. Many people say their hesitation is due to the odd looks they get when wearing hanfu public.
