On the morning of Nov. 7, the World Chinese Costume Festival lifted the curtain with the performances "Dream back to the Yellow Crane Tower" and "Sing to Tang Dynasty," showcasing the wonder of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization. The success of the festival is a sign of the perseverance of Wuhan's economy and the revival of traditional culture.

11月7日上午，“世界华服大会”在武汉黄鹤楼公园以“梦回黄鹤楼”、“大唐飞歌”等汉唐歌舞拉开帷幕，展示中华五千年文明人文底蕴。世界华服大会首次在汉召开，国潮风再起江城，预示着武汉经济文化的复苏。

▲ Performers in various Chinese costumes   Photo source: Official Weibo account of World Chinese Costume Festival

Students, wearing traditional Chinese costumes, from Central-South University for Nationalities and local primary schools, danced with visitors. Foreign students from Wuhan Textile University dressed up in Chinese costumes and gave performances related to traditional Chinese chess, guqin, calligraphy and painting, which attracted a large number of tourists and photography enthusiasts.

中南民族大学的学生和武汉小学生，身着各式华服，与游人共舞。武汉纺织大学的外籍留学生也身着华服，表演中国传统棋琴书画，吸引大批游客和摄影爱好者观赏拍摄。

▲ Students in Chinese costumes   Photo source: Wan Jianhui & Official Weibo account of World Chinese Costume Festival

An evening party was held on the same day. Hanfu (traditional Chinese clothing of Han nationality) agencies from Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand and Russia participated online by showing their videos about Chinese costumes which were specially produced for the festival.

当天晚上，还举行了华服秀典晚会。来自新西兰、俄罗斯、加拿大、日本、德国、意大利、马来西亚、肯尼亚等国家的汉服社，制作了专题视频，以现场播放视频的特殊方式参与了本次华服大会。

▲ The evening party on Nov. 7   Photo source: Jiangchengxinjieceng

An expert forum was also held during the festival. Scholars and professionals in the Chinese costume industry from Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Wuhan gathered together to discuss the topics related to the inheritance and innovation of Chinese national costume culture.

此次“世界华服大会”还举办了“名家论坛”。来自北京、上海、杭州、武汉的“华服”文化相关学者和产业界人士聚集一堂，研讨中华民族服饰文化传承与创新相关话题。

▲ Tao Hui gives a speech at the forum.   Photo by Wan Jianhui

Tao Hui, a professor at the School of Fashion of Wuhan Textile University, pointed out that there were more than 1,300 hanfu cultural associations worldwide in 2017, and the number has increased to more than 2,000 in 2019. At present, it is estimated that the consumption population of the hanfu market in China has exceeded 2 million with a total industry scale of RMB 1.09 billion.

武汉纺织大学服装学院教授陶辉指出，2017年，全球汉服文化社团约1300多家，2019年这个数字已增长到2000多家，目前，估算全国汉服市场的消费人群已超过200万，产业总规模为10.9亿元。

News source: Changjiang Daily; Edited by Nie Yang