The centuries-old Nantou Ancient Town in Nanshan District, where history meets modernity after renovation, was transformed into a runway and a glamorous fashion party Monday afternoon as models strutted and sashayed in outfits from the Fall/Winter 2023 Collection of fashion brand HUI, a sub-brand of Shenzhen fashion designer Zhao Huizhou’s Eachway Fashion Group.

The event, a part of the ongoing A/W 2023 Shenzhen Fashion Week, gathered together celebrities, fashion industry figures and influencers including former Olympic champion Xie Xingfang and famous TV host Shen Mengchen.

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The runway show’s theme was “Ballad of Mulan,” a folk song believed to have been composed during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–535) depicting the legend of Hua Mulan, a beautiful girl who disguised herself as a soldier to go to war in place of her father.