Dressed in a flowing long robe （1）

decorated

decorated

（decorate）with floral embroidery （花卉刺繡）from a past era，stylist Xiao Hang looks like she surfaced from a time machine．She walks across the noisy Beijing subway，（2）

attracting

attracting

（attract） curious glances and questions．
    China （3）

has welcomed

has welcomed

（welcome） western fashion and futuristic technology during the last decades，（4）

but

but

a growing number of young people like Xiao are looking to the past for their dressing choices．（5）

Obviously

Obviously

（obvious），they prefer to put on traditional "hanfu"，or "Han clothing"．
    These historic（6）

costumes

costumes

（costume） of the Han ethnic majority are enjoying a renaissance because the government is promoting traditional culture．Period dramas have also contributed to a（7）

greater

greater

（great） interest in traditional Chinese clothing and a higher demand for it．
    Xiao，who used to work at a state，owned machine manufacturing company，now runs her own hanfu business，（8）

where

where

she dresses customers for photo shoots and even plans hanfu-style weddings．However，there is some way before the style reaches wide （9）

acceptance

acceptance

（accept） in China．Many people say their hesitation is due to the odd looks they get when wearing hanfu （10）

in

in

public．