Han Uniform for 2008 Olympic Games?

The Shenyi is a full-length, one-piece robe which links the Yi and Chang together to wrap up the body. It is cut separately, but sewn together. Shenyi was named because when worn "the body is deeply wrapped up".

A group of famous Chinese scholars have jointly proposed to make the Han costume the uniform of the Chinese delegation during the 2008 Olympic Games.

Fu Lujiang, the chief of an old-style private school in Hebei province, was the initiator of the project. The man published an article online last year, advocating marking the upcoming Games with Chinese sounds and symbols. He received support from many noted professors and scholars from prestigious Chinese universities, academies as well as some Chinese culture experts from Canada.

They worked out a proposal for making the Han Costume the uniform for Chinese delegation during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.