Women show off the beauty of Chinese qipao

Thousands of women from many countries wore qipao, a traditional Chinese women's dress, in fashion shows and on the streets of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday.

Hundreds of women attended the three shows at West Lake, Gongchen Bridge on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and China Silk Museum. They sang, read poems and posed for cameras at the picturesque sites.

People wearing qipao were allowed special discounts in many shops and places of interest in the city on Friday, including bookstores, coffee shops and the famous Xixi National Wetland Park.