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18 Kinds of Chinese Traditional Handicraft Introduction

18 Kinds of Chinese Traditional Handicraft Introduction

China is an ancient civilization with a history of more than 5,000 years. There are many kinds of handicrafts, and they are all dazzling. Chinese traditional handicraft, each of them is a treasure of Chinese culture, and these handicrafts are worth inheriting and protecting.   1 Tuanshan Tuanshan (团扇), also known as Gongshan (宫扇) and […]

5 Historical Fashion Items from Ancient Chinese Costume

5 Historical Fashion Items from Ancient Chinese Costume

We often say that fashion is a cycle, but have you ever wondered what fashion items were popular in ancient China? What kind of clothes are popular in different periods?   The ancient pleated skirt The preppy style has been really popular in recent years, various brands have also repeatedly used retro college style as […]

Why Hangzhou's Sijiqing Street Backs Original Brands

Why Hangzhou’s Sijiqing Street Backs Original Brands

Twenty-five labels took the runway in Hangzhou on the evening of 22 October 2026 at a joint show closing the Siji Cup, the design competition run by the Sijiqing garment street. Models wore new Chinese style womenswear that borrowed from Li brocade, Miao embroidery and Dazi embroidery. The street, the China Fashion Association and Bank […]

Can Foreigners Wear Hanfu? 3 Non-Chinese Ladies’ Experience Tells You the Answer

Can Foreigners Wear Hanfu? 3 Non-Chinese Ladies’ Experience Tells You the Answer

Can foreigners wear Hanfu? Which dynasty’s Hanfu style is more suitable for non-Chinese people, Tang, Song, or Ming? Wearing Chinese hanfu costumes, tasting traditional Chinese food, and learning traditional handicrafts, three young ladies from different countries immersive experienced Chinese culture, in the recently released Chinese traditional culture creative short film “They Are All From China” […]

How did the ancient Chinese Launder Hanfu Clothing

How Did the Ancient Chinese Launder Hanfu Clothing?

In ancient China, there was no tap water, no washing machines, and no cleaning products such as laundry detergent, so how did ancient people launder hanfu and daily care for it?   Ancient laundry hanfu supplies: soap 1.1: Zhou Dynasty – plant ash soap In modern life, soap is the most basic of laundry clothing. […]

4 Kinds of Common Hanfu Fabric Process

4 Kinds of Common Hanfu Fabric Process

Fabric and craftsmanship are both very important aspects of hanfu making. In this article, several common hanfu fabric processes will be briefly introduced to you.   Zhuang Hua Zhuang Hua (妆花) is the most complex variety of weaving technology in Nanjing cloud brocade, and also the representative jacquard silk weaving variety with the most local […]

5 Traditional Chinese Cultural Craft And Creations

5 Traditional Chinese Cultural Craft and Creations

Lantern Chinese lantern is a classical traditional cultural craft in China, also known as Dengcai (灯彩), originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 1,800 years ago. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, people hang red lanterns symbolizing the meaning of reunion to […]

The Prototype and Development of Ming Dynasty Costume

The Prototype and Development of Ming Dynasty Costume

In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. In order to eliminate the influence of the clothing left by the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to the whole country, requiring the removal of Hu clothing. However, it was not the emperor who could determine the style of clothing, but the general […]

History of Ming Dynasty Makeup and Hairstyle

History of Ming Dynasty Makeup and Hairstyle

History Background In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang has crowned emperor. His regime was established with the name of Hongwu and the whole dynasty was named Ming. In the 14th year of Hongwu, the remaining forces of the Yuan dynasty in Yunnan were pacified and ancient China was finally reunified again. Zhu Yuanzhang abandoned the costume system […]

History of Makeup & Hairstyle in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties

History of Makeup & Hairstyle in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties

Historical Background The Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties were the most important period in Chinese history. From the end of the 6th century to the mid-10th century A.D., feudal rule lasted more than 300 years. Tang Dynasty was the most glorious dynasty in Chinese history. It was powerful, materially abundant, and famous in frontiers and […]

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