Editing Cosplay (section)

===Cosplay in other Asian countries===
[[File:Raiden Ei and Yae Miko cosplayers.jpg|thumb|261px|''[[Yuri (genre)|Yuri]]'' cosplay of [[Raiden Shogun|Raiden Ei]] and [[List of Genshin Impact characters#Yae Miko|Yae Miko]] from ''[[Genshin Impact]]'' at 2nd [[Nanjing]] Shuijing Guochao Games Carnival, 2023]]
Cosplay is common in many East Asian countries. For example, it is a major part of the [[Comic World]] conventions taking place regularly in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artanddeal.in/cms/?p=854|title=Art & Deal Magazine " Photo Essay|date=17 January 2013 |access-date=20 October 2014|archive-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721035251/http://artanddeal.in/cms/?p=854|url-status=live}}</ref> Historically, the practice of dressing up as characters from works of fiction can be traced as far as the 17th century late [[Ming dynasty]] China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gordsellar.com/2015/05/20/late-ming-cosplay/ |title=The Cosplayers of the Late Ming Dynasty |publisher=Gordsellar.com |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=4 June 2015 |archive-date=19 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419162120/https://www.gordsellar.com/2015/05/20/late-ming-cosplay/ |url-status=live }}</ref>