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Changsha Takes Visitors 'Back to the 1980s' During Nostalgic Event

Editor:李莎宁
Source:China Daily英文版
Updated:2014-09-11 09:59:30

  The "Back to the 1980s" event was held in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014.

  The nostalgic items shown during the event included black-and-white TV sets, iron sheet toys and sewing machines, bringing visitors back to the "good old days." Volunteers working the event were also dressed in clothes reminiscent of China in the 80s, just after the country opened up.

  The "Back to the 1980s" event was held in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014. Many young girls at the time preferred to tie their hair into two braids. [Photo/Hunan Daily]

  Afros and cassette tape recorders were on display during the "Back to the 1980s" event in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014. [Photo/Hunan Daily]

  The "Back to the 1980s" event was held in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014. At the time, one of the most popular toys among kids was a frog made out of sheet metal. [Photo/Hunan Daily]

  The "Back to the 1980s" event was held in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014. Young people in 1980s China liked to wear blue-and-white striped T-shirts. At present, this kind of T-shirt is added with some fashionable designs to attract more people. [Photo/Hunan Daily]

  The "Back to the 1980s" event was held in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014. In their own display are three items considered as "must-haves" for marriage in 1980s China: bicycle, sewing machine and TV. [Photo/Hunan Daily]

  Young people wearing afro hair style and bell-bottoms dance to disco music on stage at the "Back to the 1980s" event held in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014. [Photo/Hunan Daily]

  At the "Back to the 1980s" event hosted on Sep 4, 2014, in Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province, Girls in old-styled dress and blouse pick up haw flakes. [Photo/Hunan Daily]

  The "Back to the 1980s" event was held in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014. Afros and cassette tape recorders were on display during the "Back to the 1980s" event. [Photo/Hunan Daily]

  tems displaying Lei Feng, a young soldier characterized as selfless and modest, are on display at the "Back to the 1980s" event in the city of Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province on Sep 4, 2014. Nowadays, it has become retro fashion in China to wear fur caps and bags in the same fashion as Lei Feng. [Photo/Hunan Daily]