People's clothes provide a mirror that reflects the characteristics of the times and environment in which they live. Since the end of 1978, the year in which China launched its reform and opening up policy, Chinese people's clothing has also undergone tremendous change. From dark and austere to trendy and colorful – clothes have moved from a Dacron era of being uniformly practical to an age when people are keen to express individual personality. ChinAfrica presents a gallery of people's dress style in different eras to reflect the great changes in lifestyle and circumstances in the past 40 years of reform and opening up.