Participants wearing traditional Chinese costumes pose for photos in front of a Chinese flag during the 10th International Chinese Costume Festival at the Jao Tsung-I Academy in Mei Foo, Hong Kong, on Aug 8, 2021. The annual festival aims to promote traditional Chinese culture. (PHOTOS BY RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - The 10th International Chinese Costume Festival was held on Sunday at the Jao Tsung-I Academy in Mei Foo.

Organized by the Fuzi Chamber, the annual event aims to promote public awareness of traditional Chinese clothing culture.

Dancers in traditional Chinese costumes wait to perform at the 10th International Chinese Costume Festival, held at the Jao Tsung-I Academy in Mei Foo, Hong Kong, on Aug 8, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

Performers in traditional Chinese costumes rehearse ahead of their performance at the 10th International Chinese Costume Festival, held at the Jao Tsung-I Academy in Mei Foo, Hong Kong, on Aug 8, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

Festival participants in traditional Chinese costumes rehearse ahead of their performance at the 10th International Chinese Costume Festival, held at the Jao Tsung-I Academy in Mei Foo, Hong Kong, on Aug 8, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)

Performers in traditional Chinese costumes rehearse ahead of their performance at the 10th International Chinese Costume Festival, held at the Jao Tsung-I Academy in Mei Foo, Hong Kong, on Aug 8, 2021. (RAYMOND CHAN / CHINA DAILY)