Women from different countries wearqipao, the traditional Chinese dress, and pose for a selfie during the Hangzhou Global Qipao Festival in Zhejiang province on Friday. DONG XUMING/CHINA DAILY
Thousands of women from many countries woreqipao, a traditional Chinese women's dress, in fashion shows and on the streets of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday.
Hundreds of women attended the three shows at West Lake, Gongchen Bridge on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and China Silk Museum. They sang, read poems and posed for cameras at the picturesque sites.
People wearingqipaowere allowed special discounts in many shops and places of interest in the city on Friday, including bookstores, coffee shops and the famous Xixi National Wetland Park.
"Qipaoremind me of China and the beauty of Chinese women," said Mathilde Blaschyk, a French woman who has been living in China for six years.
"Women inqipaoare very beautiful and walk in a graceful way. I want to be more beautiful, and that's why I chose to attend theqipaofashion show today."
She said that she is very interested in Chinese culture and learning to walk in aqipaowas fun.
Some of the women and girls woreqipaoprinted with views of Hangzhou, a renowned tourist city in China.
Women and girls, aged from 8 to 63, attended 12qipaofashion shows in Hamburg, Madrid, London and Sydney in May. They were part of the GlobalQipaoFestival initiated by Hangzhou to promote the traditional dress, and the city, to the world.
Women presentqipaoat a show in Hangzhou, capital city of East China's Zhejiang province, on May 26. [Photo/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
