In May, the best month for business, Zho is able to earn more than 70,000 yuan ($10,900) a day selling hanfu. On some days, her daily income can exceed 100,000 yuan, Zhao said.
Like Zhao, hundreds of businesses in Daiji town are working overtime to meet the demand for hanfu. The town has been a center for the manufacture of performance costumes for decades and account for 70 percent of the total sold in the country, according to the town government.