What You Might Need to Know to Go from a Hanfu Novice to a Hanfu Aficionado.
In the period drama The Glory, Zhuang Hanyan, played by Chen Duling, wears white hanfu at her coming-of-age ceremony. Some people are curious that white is considered inauspicious for Chinese people. Isn’t it a bit contradictory in this case? For the ancients, what colors of clothing were more appropriate to Read more…
When we look at the paintings of the Tang Dynasty, it’s not hard to notice that the collars of Chinese dress for women in the Tang Dynasty were designed to be low, and some were even so low that they could make people blush. Moreover, this phenomenon was quite common Read more…
Among China’s traditional colors, red is truly the best at enhancing one’s complexion and creating an atmosphere. Whether it’s the bright red of the Chinese New Year or the peach blossom red favored by young girls, it always makes people think of the blooming spring at a single glance. In Read more…
We have previously elaborated in detail in our blog about some of the minor differences between Hanfu worn by common people and that worn by the nobility. These differences include three aspects: color, fabric, and accessories. In fact, there are still some small details that we can talk about. Why Read more…
Sometimes, when I see characters in TV dramas wearing clothes with large sleeves while going out for an outing, having a meal, going on a date, getting into a fight… or even sleeping, I feel really awkward. Were all the clothes of the ancient people with large sleeves? How inconvenient Read more…
Let’s take a look at the recent stills of Gulnazar wearing Hanfu. The way she wears the turned-up collar is quite trendy. It turns out that in the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese already had something similar to a polo shirt? I can’t help but complain that the combination of this Read more…
After the TV drama Flourished Peony aired, some people were left wondering: was peony really that popular during the Tang Dynasty? The drama depicts a booming peony economy that enables the female protagonist to become rich. It also shows peonies blooming in every household, drawing huge crowds. In fact, the drama isn’t Read more…
Many netizens are complaining that they can’t tell the characters apart after watching Perfect Match (《五福临门》) for quite a while. What’s more, it’s easy to get visual fatigue. Once they checked the pictures, they were really left dumbfounded. Setting aside the plot and the actors’ looks, were the makeup and costumes Read more…
We’ve seen so many stunningly elaborate Hanfu designs. Have you ever wondered why people mainly wear Hanfu styles from the aristocratic class and rarely opt for commoner – style Hanfu? Besides the fact that aristocratic Hanfu is more gorgeous, commoner – style Hanfu seems rather underwhelming. But what exactly accounts Read more…
The production team of Fox Spirit Matchmaker 2, starring Liu Shishi, recently released a video. In the video, Liu Shishi makes an entrance wearing bead yingluo (a kind of hanfu hair accessories). This gives off a unique charm that combines exotic allure with traditional Chinese aesthetics. But why is that? Read more…