February 2025

Ⅰ. Introduction During the Sui and Tang dynasties, China established a sophisticated bureaucratic hierarchy codified into law, featuring a nine-tiered ranking system that governed officials from the imperial court to provincial administrations. This institutionalized hierarchy extended beyond administrative functions, meticulously regulating visible markers of status including ceremonial attire and protocol Read more…

Do you often find yourself struggling with what to wear the next day? Despite having a wardrobe full of clothes, as the seasons change, you just can’t seem to pick the perfect outfit. What if we were to travel back to the Tang Dynasty in China? How did those handsome Read more…

Today, we’re not going to discuss Hanfu. Instead, we’ll talk about the cultural relics from the Hejia Village, which are related to the sources of inspiration for the elements of Hanfu. Hejia Village, as the name suggests, is a village inhabited by a family with the surname He, a common Read more…

Today, we’re not going to discuss Hanfu. Instead, we’ll talk about the cultural relics from the Hejia Village, which are related to the sources of inspiration for the elements of Hanfu. Hejia Village, as the name suggests, is a village inhabited by a family with the surname He, a common Read more…

The term “脂泽粉黛” (makeup) , referring to makeup, first appeared in Han Feizi’s On the Art of Learning  (《韩非子· 显学篇》)” over 2200 years ago, indicating that “cosmetic products” were already in use. During the Eastern Zhou period, especially the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, makeup began to gradually Read more…