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Quanzhou Qipao Competition: Four Maritime Silk Road Categories 1

Quanzhou Qipao Competition: Four Maritime Silk Road Categories

On March 30, 2026, the “Song-Yuan China, Qipao Meets Quanzhou — 2026 Fujian Province Qipao Fashion Invitation Competition” launched its opening ceremony at the Quanzhou Garden Hotel. Jointly organized by the Fujian Provincial Cultural Volunteers Association and the Quanzhou Radio and Television All-Media News Center, the competition has been running auditions since April and will […]

Suzhou Zhangduan Velvet Debuts at Shanghai Fashion Week 2

Suzhou Zhangduan Velvet Debuts at Shanghai Fashion Week

On March 29, 2026, the AW2026 Shanghai Fashion Week witnessed a landmark moment for Chinese textile heritage. The high-end custom brand MOVOUS, in collaboration with the Suzhou Silk Museum and the Suzhou Zhangduan Research and Development Center, presented a haute couture show titled Hand Temperature — marking the first-ever partnership between Suzhou zhangduan weaving craftsmanship and a […]

Zhuangjin Brocade Innovation Contest: CNY 124K 3

Zhuangjin Brocade Innovation Contest: CNY 124K

On June 30, 2026, the “Splendid China” Zhuangjin Brocade Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition launched its national call for entries at Beijing Garden Expo Park’s EVE Castle. Operated by EVE China Handcraft Workshop, the competition offers a total prize pool of CNY 124,000 and accepts submissions through August 20, with an awards ceremony planned for late […]

Hami Costume Exhibition Nanning: 80 Relics Silk Road Dress 4

Hami Costume Exhibition Nanning: 80 Relics Silk Road Dress

From June 26 to August 23, 2026, the “Silk Road Nichang — Hami Ancient Costume Exhibition” is open to the public at the Guangxi Museum of Nationalities in Nanning. Co-hosted by the Guangxi Museum of Nationalities and the Hami City Museum, this touring exhibition displays over 80 sets of Hami’s archaeological treasures across four thematic […]

Heze Grandma Hanfu: Family 44-Year Lens on Peony Story 5

Heze Grandma Hanfu: Family 44-Year Lens on Peony Story

In April 2026, 63-year-old Chen Meihua strolled through Caozhou Peony Garden in Heze wearing a Ming-style hanfu, her silver hair blending seamlessly with the blooming peonies around her. Visitors could not stop photographing her — phones and cameras followed her every step, strangers asked for group photos, and the resulting video clips accumulated tens of […]

Datang Garden Summer: 100 Free Hanfu, Drum Music, River Show 6

Datang Garden Summer: 100 Free Hanfu, Drum Music, River Show

On July 1, 2026, Xi’an’s Datang Furong Garden launched its summer “Chang’an Dance and Music Season” with the tagline “Everyone Is a Lead Character.” The program spans three daily time blocks — morning, afternoon, and night — weaving together ICH drum lessons, dual performance packages, a large-scale waterborne live show, and most notably, 100 styles […]

Silu Liren Qipao Fang Cun: Knit-Fabric Innovation 7

Silu Liren Qipao Fang Cun: Knit-Fabric Innovation

On March 19, 2026, the AW2026 Beijing Fashion Week and 2026 Silk Road International Fashion Week theme day at Beijing’s Zhengda Center featured a headline qipao showcase: Silu Liren and Shi Jian Yuan Ting’s joint “Fang Cun” (Square Inch) collection runway show. The presentation positioned ICH qipao craftsmanship — specifically pankou fasteners and bead embroidery […]

Top 10 Hanfu Brand Rankings in 2026 8

Top 10 Hanfu Brand Rankings in 2026

China Brand Network Releases July 2026 Hanfu Top 10 On July 6, 2026, China Brand Network (Chinapp.com) released its monthly Hanfu industry top 10 brand rankings, compiled through big data analytics, professional panel review, and market research. The list reflects the latest brand influence landscape in China’s fast-growing Hanfu market. The top 10 Hanfu brands […]

Zhejiang Embroidery and Drawnwork ICH Exhibition 9

Zhejiang Embroidery and Drawnwork ICH Exhibition

The China National Silk Museum (CNSM) opened the “Embroidery Beauty of Zhejiang” exhibition on June 18, 2026, bringing together nearly twenty provincial intangible cultural heritage (ICH) projects in embroidery and drawnwork. Running through November 16 in the Sericulture Hall on the museum’s first floor, the show is the second installment of the “Warp and Weft […]

Yangpu Library Hosts Chinese Mamianqun Exhibition in Shanghai 10

Yangpu Library Hosts Chinese Mamianqun Exhibition in Shanghai

On June 26, 2026, the “Elegant Rhythm — Traditional Chinese Mamianqun Art Exhibition” opened at the Pingjiang branch of the Yangpu Library in Shanghai, blending book culture with traditional costume display. Curated jointly by the Yangpu District Library, the Shanghai Textile Museum, and the Nanjing Yunjin Museum, the exhibition treats the mamianqun, a pleated skirt […]

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