In the thirtieth episode of the 30-part series, a summer birthday feast at the British Duke’s mansion turns into a public test for A Chou (阿丑). Once mocked as a night-soil woman, she now stands beside Lu Zhuo (陆濯) as the young madam. Heat presses on the guests; lotus scent drifts through the courtyard. A […]
A mandarin square is a rectangular patch of woven or embroidered silk, made on its own and then sewn to the centre of an official’s chest and back. That last detail is the one most often lost. The bird or beast is not printed onto the robe and not worked directly into the garment’s ground […]
The third chrysanthemum show at Kongwang Hill in Lianyungang opened on October 17 and runs to November 15, combining flower displays with performances, craft challenges and an evening light programme. Nearly 400 varieties and more than 20,000 pots are set out along the hill paths and around the site’s carved stones. Weekend crowds arrived early, […]
Twelve sets of reconstructed clothing went on display at the Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology’s costume museum on October 12, the second stop for a project that began in Yanbian. The exhibition, “Liuhe Tongfeng: Reconstructed Dress from the Tomb Mural of Princess Zhenxiao of Balhae (渤海国)”, is funded for 2026 by the China National Arts […]
On October 10 and 11 the Liaoning Provincial Museum hosted a showcase organised by the provincial women’s federation and the provincial federation of industry and commerce, with the women entrepreneurs’ association handling arrangements. More than 100 works by craftswomen from 14 cities were displayed, alongside nearly 18 out-of-province manufacturers and 100 provincial enterprises, with about […]
Rome, October 16. A row of tea tables filled the ground-floor gallery of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s headquarters, laid with celadon cups, glass pitchers and tins of leaf. The occasion was World Food Day, which fell on the same date as the organisation’s 81st anniversary, and the stall sat just outside the hall […]
Behind-the-scenes photos from Wu Jinyan’s (吴谨言) new drama Feng Bu Qi (凤不栖) have sparked curiosity. In a wedding scene, she wears a silver-white lotus crown with side ornaments, a wide-sleeved robe with a white base and red patterns, and holds a red round fan embroidered with a golden phoenix. This styling differs sharply from typical […]
A recent set photo of Yu Shuxin (虞书欣) in the costume drama Chang Sheng Gu (长生骨) showed a jacket covered with embroidered peaches. Fans blinked. Fruit on a period costume? Was this a stylist’s joke? The answer is stranger and richer. In old China, a peach was never only a snack. On one soft shape, […]
When Du Cuique (杜翠雀) rides back into Jinling (金陵) in Against the Current (兰香如故), the first image is deliberately off-key. She wears a long scarlet robe, heavy gold hairpins, and a pale embroidered piece around her neck. Its scalloped edge and tiny tassels make it look like a bib pinned to ceremonial red. Is she […]
After Prince Han fails in rebellion, Lin Jinqi (林锦岐) receives the title Marquis Jing’an (靖安侯). Lanxiang (兰香) becomes his wife. In the capital, Lin Xiulai (林绣莱) sees a chance: buy fields and houses while prices are low. Madam Tan (谭氏) agrees. Even Lanxiang’s household nods. Lanxiang alone says no. Lin Jinqi asks whether this is […]
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