Foreign visitors immerse in hanfu delight

At the Great Tang All Day Mall in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, a group of international visitors drew curious glances from shoppers at the bustling commercial hub during the Spring Festival holiday. Wearing hanfu (traditional Chinese attire), the visitors could pass for merchants who had stepped straight from the scrolls of a classical Chinese painting.

Such a sight mirrors the recent uptrend of wearing traditional Chinese outfits. Apart from watching pandas or eating hotpot, some visitors prefer putting on traditional Chinese outfits, transforming themselves into an ancient Chinese literati, knight or aristocrat, to experience Chinese culture in a truly unique way.