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Chinatown holds inaugural Hanfu Festival to promote culture and attract visitors

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(From left) Hanfu lovers Huang Jiachen, Xu Weiyi, Jeffrey Liu and Zhan Yue posing in hanfu at Chinatown.

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SINGAPORE - If you are in Chinatown this weekend, you may come across people wearing silky robes or elaborate hairpieces.
While they look like they could be extras from a Chinese period drama, they are actually participants of Chinatown's inaugural Hanfu Festival. Hanfu refers to traditional clothing worn by the Han Chinese.
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