During the Olympics, many online celebrities came to the vicinity of the Bird's Nest Stadium to do outdoor live broadcasts.
Foreign tourists visiting China were quite surprised to see this.
In their country, the communication network is only 3G, which makes outdoor live streaming impossible.
This made them feel China's strength once again.
They were surprised countless times during their trip to China.
Zhou Qinghong is a sweet-looking internet celebrity with over 100,000 followers. She loves Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) and was very excited after watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics. This inspired her to promote Hanfu.
She told her friends that she wanted to wear Hanfu outside the Bird's Nest to promote Hanfu culture. Her friends thought it was a great idea, as it would not only promote Hanfu culture but also potentially become popular and increase her fan base!
So, on the second day after the opening ceremony, Zhou Qinghong put on her beloved Hanfu and came to the Bird's Nest Stadium to do an outdoor live broadcast.
"Wow~ beautiful lady, your outfit is so pretty!!!"
Among the onlookers, a foreigner took out his phone, took pictures, and said something.
"Thank you!" Zhou Qinghong smiled and nodded in gratitude. After a pause, she asked, "Do you know what kind of clothes I'm wearing?"
"A kimono???" the foreigner said instinctively, but after thinking for a moment, he quickly shook his head. Although the clothes looked similar to a kimono, he knew it wasn't. After all, this was China. While he didn't know much about Chinese history, he did know that Japan had invaded China during World War II...
"It's definitely not a kimono, it's probably traditional Chinese clothing, but I don't know what it's called," the foreigner said.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qinghong felt a little embarrassed and unhappy.
It's astonishing that foreigners only know about kimonos and not about Hanfu, the traditional clothing of our country. This has made Zhou Qinghong even more determined to promote Hanfu culture and let more foreigners know about it!
In the live stream, many viewers were filled with righteous indignation.
"This is so embarrassing. Is our Hanfu really that little known abroad?"
"It's true that the recognition rate is low. Few foreigners recognize Hanfu, while kimonos are very famous abroad. It's understandable that foreigners would mistake them!"
"Damn it! What's so special about a kimono? It's just something that evolved from Hanfu!" one netizen said indignantly.
"Our country can't just focus on economic development; we also need to value traditional culture. For example, Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) – I think our country should vigorously promote it. Hanfu is an important part of Chinese traditional culture and a treasure of the Chinese nation's traditional culture. We can wear Hanfu during festivals to inherit the beauty of thousands of years of Chinese civilization..."
"Yes, I wholeheartedly support this! Look at Japan, they really know how to promote Japanese culture. Many Japanese women wear kimonos regularly, and many foreigners know about kimonos! We should also let foreigners know about Hanfu, the traditional clothing of China. Let's promote Hanfu culture and revive our nation of etiquette!"
"..."
Zhou Qinghong then began to explain to the foreigner, "What I'm wearing isn't a kimono, but Hanfu. The Japanese kimono actually evolved from Hanfu, the traditional clothing of China. Hanfu has a history of over a thousand years, originating with the Yellow Emperor and reaching its full development during the reigns of Yao and Shun..."
Upon hearing this, the foreigner suddenly realized, "Oh, so it's called Hanfu!"
Then, the foreigner gave a thumbs up and praised, "The Hanfu is fantastic, so beautiful! By the way, can I take a picture with you?"
Zhou Qinghong first expressed her gratitude, then said, "We can take a photo together, no problem!"
After a while, the two took a photo together, and Zhou Qinghong waved goodbye to the foreigner.
At this moment, her live stream became extremely popular, with 40,000 people watching online.
Many people are sending her gifts to show their support.
Zhou Qinghong was overjoyed when she saw the popularity.
She seemed to have found the key to attracting attention: promoting Hanfu culture.
This way, you can both fulfill your wishes and make money.
She then took her photographer friend and began to actively introduce Hanfu to foreign tourists...
To her utter surprise, her live stream went viral, reaching the top of both Weibo's and Douyin's trending topics by 8 PM.
Many people who watched her live stream couldn't help but reflect on why Hanfu, a traditional Chinese garment, is not as famous as the kimono, a Japanese garment.
Even Zhou Qinghong probably didn't expect that her live stream would directly ignite a craze for Chinese Hanfu!
(End of this chapter)
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