This scene from the Xixi Wetlands, a national park with rivers and ponds close to the city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, looks like something out of a historical film. Last weekend, numerous people gathered there to celebrate the beginning of spring as photogenically as possible in imperial-era fashion. The so-called Hanfu trend is becoming more and more popular, especially among young Chinese women. Some even wear the flowing silk robes when they go shopping in China’s city centers. State media speak of „China chic“ and a „new cultural self-confidence.