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Mid Tang Dynasty Makeup Features – Alternative Aesthetics

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, women’s hairstyle, makeup, jewelry, and dress style has undergone a huge change. Heavy makeup and high buns, long skirts with large sleeves prevailed, and formed a variety of distinctive makeup styles. At first, it was just regarded as grotesque, considered to be a sign of chaos, but later

7 Fantasy Clothing Motifs in Chinese History

Have you ever noticed the motifs on a hanfu? They are diverse and can even be considered the finishing touch to a hanfu. Maybe it is some kind of animal from ancient times or different kinds of plants to match. Most of them have a special meaning, and some fantastical motifs even contain mythological stories.

The Largest Chinese Theater Cluster Unique Henan – Land of Dramas

Henan’s traditional cultural works are deeply remembered by too many people. The “Tang Palace Night Banquet“, a recreation of the Tang Sancai music figurines, shows the beauty of the Tang Dynasty; the “Luo Shen Shui Fu”, a breathtakingly beautiful underwater dance, so many netizens amazed: “This is the real traditional culture program”. 2022 Chinese 24

Thousand Year Su Embroidery Craft – Art on Fingertips

Su embroidery (苏绣, Suzhou Silk Hand Embroidery Art) is the general name of embroidery products in Suzhou, the traditional folk arts. It is one of the four famous embroideries in China and was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2006.

Museum Photographer – Recording the Millennium Beauty of Chinese Cultural Artifacts

Dongmaiying (动脉影) is a cultural artifact and museum photography blogger, who does his job in the finance industry. In the past ten years, he has taken advantage of holidays and business trips to travel to more than 200 museums, taking 470,000 photos. Unlike the official heritage photos released by museums, his photos are clean, quiet,

Wearing Flowers – How the Ancients Take All Year’s Scenery as Decoration

More than a thousand years ago, Wei Zhuang once wrote the poem “Spring Tour, apricot blossoms blowing all over the head”, walking towards the apricot forest during the blossoming season, and the apricot blossoms would fall on hair bun at the wind. In ancient times, seasonal flowers in addition to floating down in the hair

Fashion Trends of Antique Chinese Clothing Through the Dynasties

Unlike modern clothing, which is updated so frequently, the development of antique Chinese clothing was not only accompanied by the change of dynasties, but also combined with the level of fabrics of the time. However, there is no doubt that different periods in ancient China had distinctive fashion items. 01 Shenyi in Han Dynasty

The Basics of Hanfu Underlayers

Ready to start deepening your hanfu wardrobe? Start looking into some of your closet staples here: hanfu underlayers!

The Profound Chinese Tea Painting Art Culture in Cdrama A Dream of Splendor

China has a long history of tea drinking, which emerged in the Tang Dynasty and became prosperous in the Song Dynasty. It is in this context that the story of A Dream of Splendor takes place. In the drama, Liu Yifei as Zhao Pan’er, together with two girlfriends, opened a tea store in Bian Jing,

3 Types of Wedding Dresses in Costume Dramas

Wedding dresses have become more and more sophisticated in recent years and continue to bring pleasing looks to the audience. But if we rewind the time to twenty years ago, would we be able to see such a wedding dress look in a costume drama?