Due to the beauty and influence of Hanfu, Chinese film and television that ranks internationally are mostly ancient costume Kung Fu films or ancient costume TV series. Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, two Kung Fu stars, are universally recognized around the world. Foreigners usually recognize Chinese actresses who appear in ancient costume dramas. South Korea is envious. Kung Fu films have been imitated by South Korea since the 1970s and 1980s. The South Korean film industry basically started by remaking Hong Kong films. Now that Chinese TV series have a significant influence, they have begun to imitate China. In recent years, the only Chinese TV series that have become popular abroad are ancient costume dramas. When foreigners praise the classical Hanfu and architecture of China, South Koreans immediately jump out to claim, “Our South Korea, SMI DA (Korean phrase), neither Chinese nor Korean, but beautifully named Oriental style,” which is extremely shameless.
The influence of Hanfu gradually expanded after 2008. The Beijing Olympics aroused patriotic enthusiasm. The rise of ancient costume TV series such as “Chinese Paladin,” “My Fair Princess,” “Scarlet Heart,” “Empresses in the Palace,” and “The Legend of Wu Mei Niang” also brought attention to “ancient costume.” Online shops selling “Hanfu” costumes similar to those seen in dramas appeared everywhere. “These TV series made many people discover the beauty of Hanfu,” said Lin Shi Qin, a student from Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, who was the first president of the Hanfu Society at Shangrau No.1 High School. That year, she and several classmates established the first Hanfu society in Shangrau City. “When we first established the society, we had an event where students were required to wear Hanfu. Many members of the society got their first set of Hanfu during this time. I still remember when some students showed me a picture of Fan Bingbing's dress in the TV series “The Legend of Wu Mei Niang” and asked if they could buy the same one. At that time, I explained to them that the costumes in the TV series were not authentic Hanfu but modified ancient costumes, and it would be better not to buy those.” Although the costumes in these early “ancient costume idol dramas” were heavily “modified,” their appearance undoubtedly played a crucial role in bringing Hanfu to the masses.
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Many TV series are loved by everyone, and these TV series cover various genres. China's history is very long, and many TV series use this history to adapt into series. These ancient costume TV series have successfully attracted the love of many audiences. Moreover, some costumes in the TV series are also very beautiful. Usually, the Hanfu worn by empresses and ladies in ancient costume political dramas are also very beautiful, making viewers who like ancient costume TV series fall in love with Hanfu. The charm of Hanfu is indeed hard to resist. The rise of these ancient costume TV series has sparked a Hanfu trend.