From July 17 to 19, the Beijing Leduogang Wanda Plaza hosted the grand opening of Daming Night Market 2.0. As the July flagship event of the 2026 “Give Summer Nights to Changping” series, organized by the Changping District government, the market fused Ming-dynasty cultural aesthetics with contemporary summer trends. The event created an immersive Ming-style […]
From July 17 to 20, the National Museum of China partnered with the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association’s Taipei Office to appear at the 2026 Taipei Summer Travel Fair. The joint “Travel with Cultural Relics” themed zone showcased new integrated cultural tourism formats from mainland China for Taiwanese visitors, using museum cultural products as a bridge […]
No single garment defined Song dynasty fashion more than the Beizi. Worn by empresses and market vendors alike, this straight-collared, side-slit robe appeared in nearly every scene of daily life across the 300-year dynasty. But the Beizi did not stay the same through those centuries β its silhouette shifted from loose Northern Song casual wear […]
The Feiyu Fu β literally “flying fish garment” β occupies a unique place in Ming dynasty costume history. Often depicted in film and television as the standard uniform of the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard), the historical reality is more nuanced. Far from a daily uniform, the Feiyu Fu was a ceremonial award garment, granted only by […]
Among the earliest documented forms of Han Chinese deep-garment (Shenyi) clothing, the Quju β a wrapped robe with a triangular, curved hem β carries the oldest continuous tailoring tradition in hanfu. First appearing in the Warring States period (475β221 BCE), the Quju wrapped the body in successive layers, securing the overlapping front panels with a […]
On July 20, China Silk Longque β a Suzhou-origin heritage silk brand β opened its first Quanzhou boutique on Zhuangfu Lane, embedding itself in the ancient city’s cultural heart. The store brings Songjin (Song brocade), Xiangyunsha (gambiered Canton gauze), and Su embroidery under one roof, fusing Song-dynasty aesthetics with the mercantile heritage of southern Fujian. […]
As summer temperatures climb in Luoyang, the ancient capital’s hanfu experience is getting a seasonal refresh. More than 1,600 hanfu styling shops across the city have introduced lightweight summer costumes, heat-resistant makeup routines, and indoor studio photography β all aimed at keeping the hanfu tourism boom alive through the hottest months. Summer-Ready Fabrics and Looks […]
Aoqun (θ’θ£) is the umbrella term for the traditional Chinese women’s ensemble of a jacket (ao, θ’) paired with a long skirt (qun, θ£). While the combination dates back to the Tang dynasty, in modern Hanfu revival contexts the term specifically refers to the Ming-dynasty style β a cross-collar, right-fastening jacket worn over the skirt, […]
Xiangyunsha (ι¦δΊηΊ±, gambiered Canton gauze) has been called the “soft gold” of Chinese textiles since ancient times. As early as the Ming dynasty, a single bolt of premium Xiangyunsha reportedly sold for 12 taels of gold. This fabric β woven from mulberry silk and repeatedly steeped in dioscorea (yam) root juice, then coated with natural […]
On July 11, 2026, a reading and appreciation event titled “Cloud Meets Cloud Gauze, Elegance Encounters the East” was held at the Yuehai Cloud Clubhouse in Guangzhou. The event was co-presented by Yuehai Land, Southern Metropolis Daily, Guangdong People’s Publishing House, and Fengyu Xiangluo (ε€θ―ι¦η½), centering on the launch of the book Da Xie Xiangyunsha […]
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