Women stage qipao show at Yunnan's Taiping Lake town

Women dressed in qipao take a stroll through a large expanse of blooming verbena hybrid flowers in Taiping Lake town in Yunnan province. [Photo by Pu Jiayong/for chinadaily.com.cn]

More than 20 women dressed in qipao — a classic form-fitting Chinese dress — walked recently through a large expanse of verbena hybrid flowers that were in full bloom. The stroll added both scenic and cultural charm to Taiping Lake town, Mile county, in the Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture of Yunnan province.