Young Chinese overseas spread the word on traditional style

Zhuo Tongzhou learned about hanfu when she was in Australia seven years ago - and the experience changed her life.

Zhuo, from Luzhou, Sichuan province, said that she took part in an event on cultural diversity when she was an undergraduate in Australia. Students from across the world were encouraged to attend the opening ceremony dressed in folk costumes.

"My classmates from Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam all put on gorgeous and unique costumes, and I was overshadowed by them, as I wore a simple qipao," she said. "That experience impressed me a lot."