Bottoms up: 370 participate in traditional drinking ceremony

Source:Globaltimes.cn Published: 2013-11-5 17:19:33

A total 370 people dressed in hanfu, or the traditional dress of the majority Chinese Han ethnicity, raise glasses in celebration of the traditional drinking ceremony as part of Hanfu Culture Week in Xitang town of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province on November 1. Photo: chinanews.com


 

Women dressed in various forms of traditional hanfu dress participate in the opening ceremony of Hanfu Show and Hanfu Culture Week in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province on November 1. Hanfu is the traditional costume of China's majority Han ethnicity that claims a history of over 4,000 years. Photo: chinanews.com


 

A total 370 people dressed in hanfu raise their glasses to celebrate a traditional drinking ceremony in Jiaxing's Xitang town, Zhejiang Province on November 1. The ceremony, known as xiangyin jiuli, dates back to Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-221 BC) and involves a series of ancient forms of etiquette to be observed during banquets. Photo: chinanews.com


 

A woman in hanfu (the third from left) poses with women in the traditional dress of other Chinese ethnic minorities in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province on November 1. Photo: chinanews.com


 

A woman helps another to check her headwear during the ceremony in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province on November 1. Photo: chinanews.com


 

Two women in hanfu chat holding a traditional umbrella and fan. Photo: chinanews.com


 

Men and women dressed in hanfu watch the ceremony from afar. Photo: chinanews.com


 

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