If you want to look a bit “fairy – like” in Hanfu style, you don’t necessarily have to be able to fly, but there’s one accessory you definitely can’t do without. Its name is: pibo. Just like many ladies nowadays Read more…
Generally speaking, the most common bowing gesture in ancient times was the cross – hands salute. However, there are indeed many xianxia (fantasy – martial arts) costume dramas set in fictional worlds that take the cross – hands gesture as Read more…
The ancients would carry umbrellas when going out on rainy days. But would they use umbrellas for sun protection on sunny days, just like modern people do? To be honest, there were actually many types of umbrellas in ancient times. Read more…
Both ancient and modern women spend more and more time on their facial makeup to look more beautiful. In ancient times, as they adorned themselves in elaborate Hanfu, facial makeup became an equally crucial part of their overall elegance. At Read more…
During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the wine – flush makeup was in vogue, and it came in both intense and light versions. In the Song Dynasty, the pearl hanfu makeup was popular. But were there any rules about the number Read more…
you might be wondering, what exactly is the wine – flush makeup? Why was this kind of makeup so popular in ancient times? It looks like there’s a big red patch on the face, as if someone got hit. Why Read more…
Back in ancient China, there was no cozy central heating like we enjoy today. In those days without electricity, just getting a candle to light up was tough for many folks. Winters could be really brutal, and people could actually Read more…
When it comes to the color purple, some people will surely stand up and say that purple hanfu was reserved for the nobility in ancient times, and commoners simply couldn’t afford to wear it. Is that really the case? Raise Read more…
This hairstyle appears in both “The Palm” and “Flourished Peony“, and Zhang Yuxi’s hairstyle seems quite different from those of other people. Is it really a hanfu hairstyle from the Tang Dynasty? Ⅰ. Hairstyle Features This kind of hair bun Read more…
As we all know, before chairs appeared in the Tang Dynasty, kneeling and sitting was a common sitting posture for the Chinese people for a long time. Given the long robes and flowing skirts of Tang Dynasty clothing, kneeling and Read more…