The 馬王堆漢墓/马王堆汉墓/ma3 wang2 dui1/Mawangdui Han tomb is one of the most famous Han dynasty archaeological sites in China. Located in Mawangdui, Changsha, this elaborate tomb was found in 1968 and excavated in 1972 to reveal the remains of an incredibly well-preserved noblewoman that we now know was the wife to the Marquis of Dai in […]
We’re going to be going over the historical relics for the Wei/Jin and Northern/Southern Dynasty! Since there are so few of these relics, this article is going to focus on the Wei/Jin Dynasty as a whole, including restored relics, art references, and misconceptions about the Wei/Jin Dynasty. It might be a bit of a shorter […]
This is for sure going to be a favorite of everyone—after all, who can resist the flamboyant, vibrant beauty of the Tang Dynasty? Let’s get right to it and see where some of our favorite Tang Dynasty hanfu comes from. The Tang Dynasty was a period of time (618–907CE) preceded by the Wei/Jin Northern and […]
Hey everyone, long time no see! It’s been a while and I promise I’m still working on the Song Dynasty sections of Hanfu Unearthed—in the meantime, enjoy this not-so-short cheat sheet to all of the most commonly used fibers and weaves in hanfu, whether historically or in the industry today. Fibers Fibers are the material […]
So maybe you’ve been interested in hanfu for a while, and you’ve vaguely started to pick out the differences between Ming Dynasty aoqun and Tang Dynasty heziqun, but you still have no clue what the order of the time periods are or even what they were characterized by. Upon a quick sift through Wikipedia, there’s […]
A selection rule comes before the artist list. A project opening this month at Parkview Green Fangcaodi, the art and lifestyle block in Beijing, admits work on four conditions: it must be quietly and seriously made, it must be handmade at its core, it must carry a story, and it must hold its quality. Everything […]
On paper the course runs as four stages: classroom study, workshop operation, field research and a final piece. The 20 people taking it are not beginners. They include front-line designers and technical staff from Shu brocade producers, art teachers from primary and secondary schools, people already working in the garment trade, and postgraduate students still […]
Three fabrics carried the opening night, and each behaved differently under the lights. Yunjin brocade threw back the light in shifts of colour, Song brocade read as a quieter weave, and Xiangyunsha, the gambiered Cantonese gauze, absorbed it and stayed matte. The show ran on October 8 in the Sun Palace hall beside Xuanwu Lake, […]
Rain over the Mersey had stopped by the time the doors opened on the evening of October 9. The setting was the central hall of the World Museum in Liverpool, part of National Museums Liverpool and a building with 170 years behind it. Called Yun Jin Yi Du, the show taking the space is a […]
On 24 and 25 October, the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin City in Wuxi, Jiangsu, held a Hanfu carnival that set Han, Tang and Song dress on one stage, added Ming costume the following day, and closed with a hundred-wearer parade through both studio parks. At a Glance Dates 24 and 25 October 2026 Venue […]
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