Students wear traditional hanfu dress - a long, loose-fitting kimono-style dress dating from the Han dynasty. Produced by Devan Joseph. Video courtesy of Associated Press. Follow BI Video ...

The hanfu market in China was worth 14.4 billion yuan (US$2 billion) in 2023, a 15.4 per cent increase from the previous year ...

No longer limited to photo shoots, weddings, or special events, Hanfu (the traditional attire which used to be worn by Han Chinese) is now seen on the streets, in daily commutes, and even at work.

Hanfu is the traditional clothing of China's dominant Han ethnicity, which accounts for 91.1 per cent of the Chinese population, according to the Seventh National Population Census conducted in 2020.