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3 Hair‑Code Styles for Song‑Dynasty Maids in Against the Current
Period dramas often train our eyes on clothing first. Silk, embroidery, sleeves—everything seems to announce who matters. Against the Current (兰香如故), set in a Song dynasty household, flips that habit. It asks viewers to look up. In one courtyard, maids wear almost identical gowns, yet their hair quietly sorts them into first, second, and third
In Shanghai, Songjiang Cloth Show Moves Looms Outdoors
For a week straddling the National Day holiday, one of Shanghai’s oldest industries left its display case. On September 30 the Songjiang cultural activity center, which also runs the district’s intangible heritage protection office, opened a pop-up exhibition on Songjiang cloth in the open space by its west gate. The show, titled Yunjian Zhiyu (云间织屿),
The Past of Song‑Dynasty Pearl Face Makeup
In Spring of the Blade (一瓯春), Zhou Ye plays Xie Qingyuan (谢清圆). One look has tiny pearls fixed to her face: two in the center of her forehead, seven on each cheek. Modern viewers often blink and ask, “Why would anyone wear pearls there?” The actress first caught wide attention in Word of Honor (山河令)
Why Gantang Chose Du Dasong in Against the Current
In Against the Current (兰香如故), marriage is not a quiet footnote. It is a battlefield with teacups and account books. Lanxiang (兰香) watches three maids she trusts: Yuchan (玉蝉), Xiaolian (小莲), and Gantang (甘棠). Yuchan marries Jiugao (九皋), Xiaolian marries Nanke (南客). Both become wives of Qianhu (千户), a military rank with real weight. Then
Danzhou Couples Wed in Song Rites at Dongpo Academy
Six couples married at the Dongpo Academy in Danzhou on the morning of October 4, walking a lantern-lined path in Song-style wedding dress toward a witness who left the island more than nine centuries ago. The ceremony ran under the banners of the city’s 2026 “Love in Hainan” program and was free to the public.
Song Zuer’s Si Gong Ling Hairpin Goes Viral
Song Zuer (宋祖儿), also known as Sun Fanqing (孙凡清), recently drew attention in the costume drama Si Gong Ling (司宫令). In a snowy scene, her hair looks almost bare. There is no heavy crown, no jeweled bridge, and no forest of gold flowers. Just one large pin shaped like a safety pin or a U-clip.
Song-Era Drama Spring of the Blade Sets a September Debut
Spring of the Blade, the Song-era political drama adapted from You Sijie’s novel of the same name, is scheduled for a September 2026 release across iQIYI and Youku in thirty episodes. The production is directed by Pan Anzi and stars Xu Kai and Zhou Ye, with Fu Dalong in a guest role, and it is
Fengjing Water Town Wedding Seeks 20 Couples for Song Rites
Fengjing, the canal town in Shanghai’s Jinshan District, is recruiting twenty couples for the twentieth edition of its Wu-Yue Corner water town wedding, set for September 26 and 27, with the main ceremony on the evening of the twenty-sixth. Couples marry in old-style dress and follow a traditional ceremony, and the organizers bill the event
