From July 24 to 26, 2026, the “Water Rhyme Jiangsu: Enjoy ICH at Your Doorstep” Xuzhou edition — the Wuyun Hanfeng (武韵汉风) Traditional Martial Arts Conference — was held at the Jinlong Lake Performance Plaza in Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone. Organized by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and executed by […]
In the summer of 2026, a sleeveless jacket that predates the Ming dynasty re-entered the social media spotlight. “Ming-style Hanfu is not impractical — this Bijia is perfect for summer outings!” circulated across Chinese platforms, with leading Hanfu brands such as Shisanyu (十三余) releasing modified Bijia pieces. The garment in question — the Bijia (比甲) […]
On July 25, 2026, the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys (三坊七巷) historical and cultural district in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, reached its summer tourism peak with a “Flower Goddess Parade” (花神巡游) immersive performance along the main South Back Street (南后街) thoroughfare. Co-created by local ICH inheritors and university drama troupes, the event quickly became the defining […]
On the afternoon of July 15, the event “Millennium Splendor ICH Gala: Nanjing’s First National ICH Batch Goes Overseas” (千年华章·非遗盛典) opened at the Nanjing China-Finland International Exchange Center. Built around five segments — an industry matchmaking salon, craft presentations, cooperation signings, live demonstrations, and overseas resource matchmaking — the gala set out to open a […]
On July 25, the sixth Lily Han Culture Festival (百合花汉文化节) opened on the riverbank by Sanhao Bridge in Shenyang. Built around the transmission and promotion of traditional Chinese culture, the festival gathered Hanfu performance, poetry and classics recitation, and traditional craft demonstrations into one celebration of guofeng (国风) aesthetics, drawing citizens and culture enthusiasts from […]
On July 25 and 26, the third Wulongxia Hanfu Festival, themed “Wulong Jiyan: Thousand Lanterns, Flowing Galaxy” (乌龙吉宴·千灯星河流光会), was held at the Wulongxia scenic area in Datong. The festival recreated the qunwo banquet (裙幄宴) — the Tang-dynasty outdoor feast in which ladies hung skirt curtains to form open-air pavilions — and layered it with guofeng […]
The term pifeng (披风) entered the vocabulary of Chinese dress in the Ming dynasty, but the coat itself had been familiar for centuries under an older name. A straight-collar, Duijin (对襟) garment fastened at the neck with ties and cut with two long sleeves and slits at both side seams, the pifeng served as the […]
Closed with crossed lapels and cloth or metal buttons, the Yuanlingpao (圆领袍) covered the body more tightly than any Jiaoling (交领) garment of the older Han wardrobe — yet within three centuries it became the most common dress in the Tang empire. Emperors wore it, officials wore it, and commoners wore it, to the point […]
The Linqi Mamianqun Intangible Cultural Heritage Art Museum opened on July 24 in Guangzhou’s Haizhu Creative Park, in the Haizhu District. Housed in a 3,000-square-meter space, the museum displays more than 1,000 antique pieces and over 300 Mamianqun (马面裙) skirts from founder Lin Qi’s personal collection, spanning the Ming and Qing dynasties through the Republican […]
A century-old silkworm breeding station has been reborn as a cultural landmark for the Greater Bay Area. On June 26, the Guangdong Silk Textile · Lunjiao Xiangyunsha Cultural and Creative Park officially reopened at its historic site in Lunjiao, Shunde, and its core business — the Zhishan Intangible Heritage Community Lifestyle Space — launched at […]
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