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Xindeng Turns 1,800 With Hanfu Parade and Lotus Lanterns
On the night of August 18, a hundred young people in Hanfu walked from the Great East Gate of Xindeng Ancient Town (新登) to the Lisui Gate (利遂门) at its west end, their sleeves catching the light of the old city walls. When the parade ended at 6:30 p.m., the group carried lotus lanterns down
Mandarin Collar: How the Tang Yuanlingpao Circled the Globe
The collar that Western fashion calls the Mandarin collar sits neither high nor low, circles the neck without lapels, and needs no tie. It shows up on custom qipao from Shanghai, on the Nehru jacket, on the Beatles’ collarless suits, and on the standing-collar silhouettes that kept appearing at the Milan and Paris menswear shows
Xingtai Hosts 15-Day Qixi Market With Hanfu and Food
If you are in Xingtai this month and want a Qixi plan that does not involve a restaurant reservation, walk into the Jialeyuan Life Plaza (家乐园生活广场) market on Shengshi Road any day until August 30. The Guofeng street zone runs four sections, heritage crafts, specialty food, Qixi merchandise and local tourism displays, and the whole
Torch Festival Ignites Zhijin’s Ancient Town Night Market
Oil sizzles across a round Luoguo griddle as slices of potato and cubes of tofu turn crisp at the edges, and at the stall run by Zhu Yaoping (朱幺萍) every seat is full by nine. The 2026 “Fortune Golden Fire” Wumeng Songs Torch Carnival (乌蒙欢歌) opened on August 14 in Pingyuan Ancient Town in Zhijin
Shenzhen’s Park Unveils a Qixi Romantic Night
If you are in Shenzhen this month and want a Qixi (七夕) evening that costs nothing, Honghuashan Park (红花山公园) in Guangming District is the place to go. The Honghuashan Qixi Romantic Night opened on the evening of August 15 with a Hanfu parade, a Chinese-style market and a lawn concert, and it stays free to
Tianjin’s Laomeihua Rolls Out a 115th-Anniversary Craft Line
Laomeihua (老美华), the Tianjin clothing house founded in 1911, marked its 115th anniversary on August 9 with an ancestor ceremony in the morning and a three-way product launch at the Tianjin Museum in the afternoon. The event paired the museum’s collection with the brand’s own crafts, releasing a collaboration series that spans men’s connected-sleeve jackets,
4th Chaobola Food Carnival Opens in Shandan on Hexi Corridor
On the evening of August 8, 2026, the “Wind Rising Over the Hexi Corridor, Feasting the World” (风起河西宴天下) Shandan 2026 cultural-tourism promotion week and the fourth Chaobola Food Carnival opened at Zhixing Square in Shandan County, Zhangye, Gansu Province. Built around intangible heritage food and the Silk Road as its cultural core, the event runs
Yanjing Bada Exhibition Center Opens at Harbin Museum
On August 8, 2026, the launch ceremony for the Yanjing Bada (Eight Imperial Crafts of Beijing) Harbin Exhibition Center, themed “Jingyun Gongyi, Huiju Longjiang” (京韵宫艺 汇耀龙江), was held at the Harbin Museum. Co-hosted by the Beijing Yanjing Bada Museum and the Harbin Museum, the ceremony marked the first permanent display window for the eight imperial
