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Taiwanese Enjoy Traditional Han Clothing
[Miss Liu]:
I have wanted to wear it since I was young.
[Miss Li]:
I feel a little like the legendary Chang E, because my hair is done a little like hers.
On the sidelines at NTDs recent culinary competition in Taipei, audiences had a chance to experience traditional Chinese clothing or Han Couture.
Posing for pictures with models
[Miss Chen]:
It feels like they have jumped out of their time period and come over here, its really a pleasure to see.
Or trying on the outfit themselves
[Miss Liu]:
Its gentle and beautiful, and then you feel a certain essence wearing it, because you have to be careful how you walk wearing it. So you gradually start to exhibit the traditional etiquette and walk in a more beautiful way. These clothes bring out a womans strong points.
Han Couture is the traditional dress of Han Chinese, the majority ethnic group in China.
But this style was mostly no longer worn after China was invaded by the Manchurians from the North, at the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century. It was replaced with the Qing dynasty stylespopular todaysuch as the Qipao.
[Wang Chunyan, Former Zonta International Xinzhu City Chair]:
You shouldnt destroy traditions, traditions definitely have to be protected. We should make full use of these things, rather than getting one taste and creating something new.
Now Han Couture is regaining popularity. While the clothing may not be practical in the modern age, it allows Chinese to re-connect with their traditions
Hanfu movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hanfu movement
Hanfu movement (simplified Chinese: 汉服运动; traditional Chinese: 漢服運動, or the Hanfu subculture, is a movement created in China to reintroduce into modern life the traditional Han Chinese clothing styles that were banned by the Manchu Qing Dynasty (16441912).
According to the Asia Times Online, the Hanfu movement may have begun around 2003 when a man called Wang Letian from Zhengzhou, China, wore Hanfu in public.[1] This inspired others to do the same and the Hanfu movement grew out of forums created initially about Hanfu, which later covered the cultural identity of China. Since the start of the movement, there has been public interest in Hanfu as well as debates about it.