On June 24, the 2026 Silk Road Week opened at the China National Silk Museum (CNSM) in Hangzhou under the theme “Harmony and Coexistence, Connecting the Future.” Co-hosted by the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the Zhejiang Provincial Government, this year’s edition features Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as the guest province and Morocco as the […]
On the morning of June 18, the 2026 Jiaxing Dragon Boat Festival folk cultural activities opened at the Nanhu Tiandi Fire Seed Plaza in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. This year marks the 20th consecutive edition of the festival — and the 15th anniversary of “Jiaxing Dragon Boat Customs” being inscribed on China’s national intangible cultural heritage […]
On the evening of June 26, the Third Hanfu Design Competition and Yaozhou Ceramic Intangible Cultural Heritage Renewal Season launched at the Tongchuan Gymnasium in Shaanxi Province. Co-hosted by the Tongchuan Municipal Government and Xi’an Polytechnic University under the guidance of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Shaanxi Provincial Department of […]
Google Trends data covering April 2025 to April 2026 reveals that global search interest in hanfu is on a sustained upward trajectory, with “Hanfu dress” consistently dominating as the leading search term. Search spikes appeared in September–October 2025 and February 2026, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year — periods when overseas Chinese […]
On June 13, 2026, the Qipao Culture Heritage and Development Exchange convened in Suzhou, bringing together qipao experts, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) inheritors, and industry leaders from across China. The event was co-hosted by the Suzhou Silk Museum, the Qian Xiaoping Ancient Silk Reproduction Research Institute, the Suzhou Daily Press political and business service center, […]
On July 3, 2026, the China Art Museum in Shanghai will open “A Home of a Thousand Gold — Life Aesthetics and Cultivation in the Mawangdui Han Tombs,” the largest and highest-level exhibition of Mawangdui artifacts ever mounted outside Hunan Province. Running through October 7, the exhibition assembles 195 sets totaling 472 individual pieces, including […]
The 2026 Chinese costume drama landscape is marked by a pronounced shift toward Ming dynasty (1368–1644) settings and historically grounded costume design. Major platforms — Tencent Video, iQiyi, and Youku — are competing not only on IP and casting but on the authenticity of their textile, color, and silhouette choices, raising the bar for what […]
From July 7 to October 7, 2026, the World Expo Museum in Shanghai will host “Guocai — Imperial Costumes of the Qing Dynasty from the Palace Museum Collection,” a landmark exhibition jointly organized by the Palace Museum and the World Expo Museum. This marks the first large-scale display of Qing imperial costume artifacts from the […]
The 10th Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference concluded on June 25 in Dalang (大朗), Dongguan (东莞), bringing together heritage artisans, industry leaders, and scholars under the theme “ICH Coexistence · Weaving the Future.” Co-hosted by the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) and the Dalang Town Government, the two-day event was designated a key […]
The AW2026 Beijing Fashion Week, themed “A New Chapter Begins,” concluded its seven-day main venue run on March 23, presenting over 120 fashion activities with new-product debut sessions up 75% year-on-year. Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) embroidery emerged as the season’s defining highlight, as designers moved beyond surface-level cultural motifs to interrogate the roots and spirit […]
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