Putting up her hair in a bun adorned with an elaborate hairpin and wearing a long gown with embroidery and loose sleeves, 19-year-old Chen Xi might be 【小题1】 for a time traveler from centuries ago if not for her face mask and cellphone.

"I was 【小题2】 by the beauty of hanfu in costume dramas at the very beginning. They looked fairy-like, and I really liked it," she said. "Fascinated by this special garment, many young Chinese like me become more interested in traditional Chinese culture, customs and music."

In 2018, the number of hanfu fans reached 2.04 million, up 72.9 percent year on year, according to a report on China's hanfu industry released by iiMedia Research, a Chinese consulting agency. A few years earlier, whenever Chen put on hanfu and walked on the street, passers-by gave her weird looks. Now things are different. Hanfu has seen a growing and more visible 【小题3】 in the daily life of China.

If you walk through the streets and parks in cities such as Hangzhou or Kunming, you may 【小题4】 upon an individual dressed in the sweeping ropes, crossed collars and wide sleeves of hanfu. Dressed in this way, they aim to keep the apparel and the rich culture behind it 【小题5】.

Liu Dan, 43, put on his first hanfu suit and stepped out onto the street in 2006 when he returned from overseas to Kunming, the capital city of Southwest China's Yunnan province. He said the hanfu【小题6】 started in the early 2000s on online forums and websites, but now the fashion has jumped out of the screen and onto the streets.

In 2007, Liu, with an educational background in software engineering, 【小题7】 the Yunnan Hanfu Association. The number of hanfu 【小题8】 in the association has grown from fewer than 10 to more than 10,000. Each weekend, they meet up for themed activities. Amid the COVID-19 epidemic, Liu has moved these cultural activities online.

Many companies have cashed in on the upsurge in hanfu popularity. E-commerce giant Alibaba and livestreaming platform Huya both have launched apps to 【小题9】 hanfu fans and thereby nurture online shopping sales.

Experts believe the resurgence of hanfu, like traditional songs and poems, is part of a larger trend to prize tradition, as the increasingly wealthy and 【小题10】 Chinese society sets off to reconnect with its cultural roots.

I had always been attracted to ethnic cultures. So I went to Dali, Yunnan province, a district of diverse minorities. A 【小题1】super experience. In fact, at first, I thought there would be a large percentage of 【小题2】made of primitive materials due to financial difficulty. However, it turned out that the downtown area 【小题3】bars in which jazz was played and shops where special clothing, accessories and souvenirs were for sale. Many people are immigrants from other places. Some come to 【小题4】their fortune or (to) earn a living while others 【小题5】down to escape from the cold north of China. Afterwards, we 【小题6】 a neighborhood where the Bai ethnic group live. I participated in series of activities, including knowing poisonous mushrooms, learning about herbal medicine, and 【小题7】items unique to the Bai. Apart from this, I tasted really spicy local food. I experienced the culture first hand and (I) wrote journals neatly every day.

China has always been famous for being a “State of Etiquette (礼仪)”. According to historical documents, as early as 2,600 years ago, this nation has already established a thorough set 【小题1】 dining etiquette.

A famous 19th century Russian writer, Anton Chekhov, once invited a Chinese man 【小题2】 (have) a drink in a bar. Chekhov said, “Before drinking from his cup, he held it with his hands and presented to me and the bar owner and bartenders,【小题3】 (say) ‘qing (please)’. This is the custom of China. They are not like us to finish it in one drink,【小题4】 prefer to drink by taking a small amount at 【小题5】 time. With every sip (一小口), he 【小题6】 (eat) some food. Afterwards, he handed me some Chinese 【小题7】 (coin) to show gratitude. This is a rather interestingly polite nationality... “ This was the most valuable opinion of a Chinese person 【小题8】 was given by a foreigner two centuries ago. Chinese traditional dinner procedures used to be long and dealt 【小题9】 (serious) with; the 【小题10】 (important) the occasion, the more complex the procedures were.