BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Li Doudou's grey kitten squeezes in next to her as she sits painstakingly applying makeup and putting up her hair in a bun adorned with elaborate ornaments. Looking like ...

Free Qinhuangdao" mascot at the Qinhuang Botanical Garden in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province on May 24, 2026. [Photo by Cao Jianxiong/For chinadaily.com.cn] Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the ...

Late this May, I met a friend of mine for a day out on the town. It was a reassuringly normal experience after months of COVID-19 stress: Just the two of us hanging out, grabbing lunch, and snapping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON — The qipao, with its distinctive mandarin collar and body-hugging shape, is what most people imagine when it comes to ...

Many countries around the world boast distinctive national costumes. Japan has the kimono, Scotland has the kilt, Germany has the lederhosen and the US has jeans. But what about China? While home to ...

Dressed in long robes, a crowd of young people wander around pavilions and royal gardens, with their flowing sleeves and heavily embroidered skirts gently swaying in the breeze. They are not actors ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo credit: Shiyin To say Hanfu is not new is an understatement. This traditional style of clothing – a robe or jacket paired ...

A student from the Confucius Institute of Belgrade poses in hanfu in the Serbian capital in September last year. [Xinhua] Serving as more than just fabric, the traditional Chinese hanfu continues to ...

On the streets of Shanghai, content creator Shiyin can be seen wearing a traditional outfit from China’s Ming period. Popular on social media, she routinely shares fashion buys, beauty tips and ...

Illustrations from Hanfu: A Visual Primer of Historical Han Chinese Attire, showing models in reconstructed hanfu. CHINA DAILY In the soft amber glow, a young woman stands draped in an emerald robe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Li Doudou, dressed in "Hanfu", leaves an apartment block for a performance of the "guqin" traditional musical instrument, in Hebei ...

This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2022 shows Hanfu enthusiast Yang Kunning wearing a full attire of Hanfu at Beihai Park in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua) Dressed in long robes, a crowd of young ...