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China-ASEAN Heritage Week Puts Zhuang Brocade on Stage
For four days, Nanning’s Sanjie Xiangxiang historic district is being run as a single continuous venue rather than a set of separate shows. The fourth China-ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Week opened there on the evening of September 24 and runs through September 28, carrying across the Mid-Autumn holiday, with the arcade streets lit end to
Guangzhou Hanfu Season Kicks Off Inside Baiyun Station
A traveler with a suitcase in one hand and a phone in the other stops mid-stride near the east concourse, because a woman in a Tang-style robe has just walked past her toward a stage set up between the departure boards. Within a minute there are twenty phones raised. That was the opening afternoon of
Why Zhao Jinmai’s Jiangnan Look Echoes Xue Baochai
New stills from A Journey to Love (一念江南) have stirred quiet excitement online. In one image, Zhao Jinmai (赵今麦) sits in a small boat on a lotus pond. Her clothes are pale, her hair is simple, and her expression is calm. Many viewers thought at once of Xue Baochai (薛宝钗) in the 1987 television adaptation
Why Against the Current Hair Looks So Retro
When stills from Tan Songyun (谭松韵) and her upcoming costume drama Against the Current Endures (兰香如故) appeared, viewers spotted something odd. Above her forehead sat a delicate net-like piece. It looked like a prop from an older drama, not a fresh design. The question spread fast: why does this styling feel so familiar and distant
Teachers Wearing Hanfu Practicality Versus Tradition
In Chinese classrooms, a teacher in traditional dress can draw cheers and frowns at once. A language teacher in a Song (宋) dynasty style robe reads Prelude to Water Melody (水调歌头); a craft teacher in a narrow-sleeve dress leads tie-dye; a young homeroom teacher in a Mamian Qun (马面裙) walks in, and phones rise. Is
Tang Dynasty Hair: Was It Really That Huge?
Turn on a historical drama set in the Tang Dynasty, and you may see women carrying hair like a small tower. Huge false buns. Layers of pearls. Gold pins stuck in every direction. After enough shows, this becomes the mental image: Tang beauty meant weight. But daily life was not a costume parade. In three
Did Royal Betrothal et Ancient Uniforms Right?
A strange thing happened this school year: Shenzhen (深圳) school uniforms became an online fashion topic. At the same time, viewers of Royal Betrothal (御廷谣) noticed Wu Jinyan (吴谨言) in a girls’ academy outfit. The robe looked clean, elegant, and oddly modern. It made people ask: did ancient Chinese students have uniforms too? The short
Did Ming Women Really Wear Men’s Hair Crowns?
In The Road to Splendor (花开锦绣), Lady Wang (王) enters a room with the calm authority of a noble family’s matriarch. Portrayed by Lü Xiaolin (吕晓霖), she seldom needs a loud voice; her posture, gaze, and unhurried gestures carry weight. Viewers who remember Lü from Day and Night (白夜追凶) as Gao Yanan (高亚楠) may recognize
