In the evening of July 13, 2004, in order to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Beijing's successful bidding of the 2008 Olympic Games, the large-scale performance-- "Stepping towards Brilliance-Garment Evening of China's Hundred-Year-Long Fashion" sponsored by BIIP was unveiled in China Pingju Theatre. Five acts of garment and song and dance performances, "Charm of later Qing Dynasty" "Westernization" "Renascence of Desire" "Red Storm" and "Stepping toward Brilliance", have displayed the garment culture of China and enabled the audience to have a panoramic view of China's hundred-year-long popular fashion.
A total of 600-plus people, including leaders from China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and China International Public Relation Association, officials from foreign embassies and consulates in China and representatives from Fortune 500 and people from all walks of life attended the evening.