Xi'an celebrated the first﹣ever China Hanfu Day on April 18． There were catwalk shows（走秀）and traditional music concerts which were held by people wearing traditional Chinese clothing． （1）　　 and put them online for a Hanfu photo competition，which lasted until May 18．

    China Hanfu Day is on the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历），which is said to be the birthday of the Yellow Emperor． In ancient China ， this day was also known as Shangsi Festival（ 上巳节）．（2）　　

    Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty．（3）　　 However， some of its main characteristics（特点）were remained． For example ， there are two parts that overlap（交叠） on the front， which is called "jiao ling"．（4）　　

    China is becoming a leading country in the world ， and the Chinese public feels more confident about its traditional culture than ever before．（5）　　

A． Its purpose is to encourage young Chinese to take pride in traditional clothing，as well as Chinese culture．

B． Hanfu fans from all over China gathered there to take photos

C． Another main characteristic of Hanfu is that it usually uses ribbons（ 系带） instead of buttons．

D． Wearing traditional clothing might be an interesting way of showing how they feel about this．

E． It has a history of about 3 ，000 years and it has changed greatly so far．