Hanfu, traditional Chinese costumes and a cultural carrier, has gained more attention from foreigners living in China.
“I can’t believe I’ve been in China for three years and I’ve never tried on hanfu,” Stephanie Stone, a reporter at China Daily, said in an interview she hosted. For her first hanfu experience, she went out and met Jongmay Urbonya, who is a US hanfu lover as well as a key internet opinion leader. Looking at all of the hanfu in a hanfu store, Urbonya said, “This is my dream for my future life and my life now.”
As a foreigner wearing hanfu, Stone raised a question: If someone is not ethnically(种族) Chinese, would it be a little offensive(冒犯的)to Chinese people seeing her wear this symbolic Chinese-style costume?
Elsbeth van Paridon of the Beijing Review expressed her thoughts on this question. According to her, Chinese people are tolerant and open to seeing foreigners wearing hanfu. They see it as a celebration of Chinese culture.As long as you don’t claim(声称) Chinese culture as yours, you may wear it as frequently as you want.
“We have a very nice example of what happened this summer. So basically Dior, they came out with a new skirt. And then the skirt went viral(走红) on Chinese social media with internet users saying ‘Hey, hold your horses! This is not a Dior skirt. It’s called a horse-face skirt’, which dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279),”said van Paridon.
“You have to understand that emotional bond is key to the whole hanfu love,” said Urbonya. “Although she does not have a Chinese face, every time she wore hanfu she would be praised by Chinese locals.”
Hanfu has also become an art form, so a lot of people mix and match it with modern accessories(配饰). “The future of hanfu is looking for combination,” said van Paridon.
23. What’s Chinese attitude to foreigners’ wearing
hanfu according to van Paridon?
A.Open-minded. | B.Admirable. |
C.Indifferent. | D.Interested. |
24. What do the underlined words “hold your horses” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.Catch the horses. | B.Consider carefully. |
C.Hurry up. | D.Walk slowly. |
25. What is the essential part of the whole
hanfu love according to Urbonya?
A.Modern decorations. | B.Emotional connection. |
C.Hanfu’s going viral. | D.Artistic quality. |
26. What does the text mainly want to tell us?
A.Hanfu has gained popularity globally. |
B.All the foreigners like to wear hanfu. |
C.Hanfu is a symbolic Chinese-style costume. |
D.Foreigners wearing hanfu would be praised by Chinese locals. |