Golden threads in a new ancient town

Lineup at Golden Rooster Awards gives the jury plenty to crow about

The primary poster for the 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards. The 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards, one of the country's most prestigious industry honors, will be announced in mid-November in Xiamen, Fujian province, organizers announced during a Beijing briefing on Oct 27. Six features received nominations for the Best Picture Award — one of the biggest trophies — …

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Lineup at Golden Rooster Awards gives the jury plenty to crow about

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The primary poster for the 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards. The 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards, one of the country's most prestigious industry honors, will be announced in mid-November in Xiamen, Fujian province, organizers announced during a Beijing briefing on Oct 27. Six features received nominations for the Best Picture Award — one of the biggest trophies — …

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Lineup at Golden Rooster Awards gives the jury plenty to crow about

China Daily

The primary poster for the 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards. The 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards, one of the country's most prestigious industry honors, will be announced in mid-November in Xiamen, Fujian province, organizers announced during a Beijing briefing on Oct 27. Six features received nominations for the Best Picture Award — one of the biggest trophies — …

Film China War Awards Chinese Xiamen Poster

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lineup at Golden Rooster Awards gives the jury plenty to crow about

China Daily

By Xu Fan | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-08 06:06 The primary poster for the 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards. The 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards, one of the country's most prestigious industry honors, will be announced in mid-November in Xiamen, Fujian province, organizers announced during a Beijing briefing on Oct 27. Six features received nominations for the …

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Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily

All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. Resting calm Wang Siran, a 32-year-old chemistry teacher who works and lives in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, values incense burning for its aesthetics and sees it as a form of self-expression. "The delicate, minimalistic incense burners, along with the wafting trails of smoke, make …

Wang Chinese Culture Incense Chinese Incense

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily

All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. Resting calm Wang Siran, a 32-year-old chemistry teacher who works and lives in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, values incense burning for its aesthetics and sees it as a form of self-expression. "The delicate, minimalistic incense burners, along with the wafting trails of smoke, make …

Chinese Wang Incense Chinese Incense Young Artisans

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Golden girl of haute couture blazes a trail

China Daily

Jesse Mc Lin in dialogue with The Qing-hua Porcelain from Guo Pei's 1002 Nights collection on display at the Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination exhibition at M+. Ikko Yokoyama, lead curator of Design and Architecture at M+, points o A piece from the Fragments series by Julie Progin on display at the Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination exhibition at M+. "Her highly …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Guo Pei's Haute Couture Takes Center Stage in Hong Kong Exhibition

China Daily

Chinese couturier Guo Pei's 1002 Nights collection is on display at the Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination exhibition at M+. The exhibition features more than 40 haute couture creations, spanning Guo's nearly four-decade-long career. The juxtaposition of works by Guo and artworks from the museum collections expands the scope of the exhibition and prompts dialogues around the question of contemporary visual …

Culture Inspiration Art Fashion Beijing

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Redesigning hanfu in the post-2000 era

China Daily

JINAN — At a hanfu or traditional Chinese dress workshop in Caoxian county, East China's Shandong province, dressmakers are cutting creamy white silk and sewing a dress with golden silk thread. As a small county famous for e-commerce and hanfu, Caoxian is actively exploring new consumer trends to turn summer from off — season into peak season. With the increasing …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Neo-Chinese designs boost Hanfu sales in summer

China Daily

As a small county famous for e-commerce and Hanfu, Caoxian is actively exploring new consumer trends to turn summer from off-season into peak season. At a Hanfu workshop in Caoxian county, East China's Shandong province, dressmakers are cutting creamy white silk and sewing a dress with golden silk thread. With the increasing exposure of traditional Chinese clothing such as Hanfu …

Summer Traditional Chinese Hanfu

4 months, 3 weeks ago

A tradition worth dyeing for

China Daily

Yang Shenghua, 55, weaves Dong cloth on a loom, with her mother Yang Xiuying spinning threads by her side at their home in Dali Dong village, Rongjiang county, Guizhou province. LI JIN/WANG QIQI/CHINA DAILY Seeds of revival After Yang Shenghua married, she had less and less time for weaving, as she was preoccupied with housework, farm chores and raising children …

Dong Chou Worth Dyeing Dali Dong Village

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Traditional ethnic dress pulls on thread of the past

China Daily

Wearing hanfu, Zhong Min-hao tries scented candles in Xiamen, Fujian province. The dream of Zhong Min-hao, a dedicated hanfu enthusiast from Taipei, is to travel around the Chinese mainland wearing traditional Chinese attire. "Hanfu carries cultural significance, better enabling me to learn about Chinese history and cultural heritage," said Zhong, 33, adding he likes to study the meaning behind each …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily

By HU MEIDONG in Fuzhou and CHEN MEILING | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-06-14 Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily

Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. With the growing popularity of …

Traditional Cultural Taiwan Young People Chinese Both Sides Fujian

6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily

Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. With the growing popularity of …

Traditional Cultural Taiwan Young People Chinese Both Sides Fujian

6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily

Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. With the growing popularity of …

Traditional Taiwan Young People Chinese Both Sides Cultural Festival Fujian

6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily

Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. With the growing popularity of …

Traditional Cultural Taiwan Young People Chinese Both Sides Fujian

7 months ago

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal

China Daily

A restaurant in the town provides a perfect setting to appreciate the scenery.JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY "Their homes have been upgraded to make their lives easier, but the appearance of their houses has largely retained the original features. "With residents, the town is not just a scenic spot for tourists, but a community for people," says Sun Yuqing, a tour guide …

Traditional Chinese Town Hanfu Gives Xitang Pankou Modern Appeal

7 months ago

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal

China Daily

A restaurant in the town provides a perfect setting to appreciate the scenery.JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY "Their homes have been upgraded to make their lives easier, but the appearance of their houses has largely retained the original features. "With residents, the town is not just a scenic spot for tourists, but a community for people," says Sun Yuqing, a tour guide …

Traditional Chinese Town Hanfu Xitang Pankou

7 months ago

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal

China Daily

By Wang Ru| China Daily| Updated : May 20, 2024 The hanfu cultural week in Xitang sees many visitors don the traditional dress last year. A scene in Mission Impossible III involving Tom Cruise running through the small alleys of a picturesque town in China left a deep impression on some of those who watched and propelled Xitang, an ancient …

Culture China Han Town Huizhou Gives Xitang Jiashan

7 months, 1 week ago

Designer turns hobby into horse-face skirt business

China Daily

Liu Wenyue checks production of horse-face skirts she designed at a factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on March 7. KONG LINGHANG/XINHUA HANGZHOU — Standing in front of a horse-face skirt on display in a garment factory, Liu Wenyue, 24, meticulously elaborated on the inspiration she drew from while designing it. "It is the best-selling piece in our store, with 20,000 …

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8 months, 1 week ago

What's on

China Daily

Historical pattern In 1959, Chang Shana returned to Dunhuang, Gansu province, where she spent her early teens living and studying the mural art with her father Chang Shuhong, the founding director of the Dunhuang Academy. She later donated this collection of drawings to the China National Silk Museum, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the hometown of her father and a booming …

Dunhuang

8 months, 1 week ago

What's on

China Daily

Historical pattern In 1959, Chang Shana returned to Dunhuang, Gansu province, where she spent her early teens living and studying the mural art with her father Chang Shuhong, the founding director of the Dunhuang Academy. She later donated this collection of drawings to the China National Silk Museum, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the hometown of her father and a booming …

Dunhuang

8 months, 1 week ago

What's on

China Daily

Historical pattern In 1959, Chang Shana returned to Dunhuang, Gansu province, where she spent her early teens living and studying the mural art with her father Chang Shuhong, the founding director of the Dunhuang Academy. She later donated this collection of drawings to the China National Silk Museum, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the hometown of her father and a booming …

Dunhuang

8 months, 1 week ago

Gilded glamour for Vishu: Try these funky golden accessories

Hindustan Times

With Vishu today, every Hindu Malayali is dressed to the nines in traditional new clothes also known as Kodi, after viewing the Vishu Kani, the first thing in the morning. Embrace maximalism with intricate gold-plated hair accessories Hair it right Models adorn their hair with red roses for the festival donning pattu pavadais from Kilan Studio An intricate gold-plated hair …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily

Rachel Yu, from Boston, developed an interest in hanfu after marrying her Chinese husband, who introduced her to more knowledge about hanfu. CHINA DAILY Global network While bridging the people-to-people interest in hanfu, it also expands a network across the globe and has an increasing presence through communities that represent Chinese heritage and culture. Ming Liang, president of the New …

Club Chinese Ming Hanfu

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily

Hanfu enthusiasts display hanfu in front of Big Ben in London in February. Besides speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters, Ming said she hopes younger generations will inherit traditional Chinese cultural attire and pass down the heritage. Through community activities such as hanfu parades and hanfu try-ons, we want to enhance the sense of participation and influence of Chinese and …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily

A student from the Confucius Institute of Belgrade poses in hanfu in the Serbian capital in September last year. "I was like, well, this is very cool, but I didn't think that much about it," she said, noting that the clothing truly stands out from many fashions she had seen in the past. "And as someone in America who wears …

China Chinese Wear Hanfu

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily

A student from the Confucius Institute of Belgrade poses in hanfu in the Serbian capital in September last year. "I was like, well, this is very cool, but I didn't think that much about it," she said, noting that the clothing truly stands out from many fashions she had seen in the past. "And as someone in America who wears …

China Wear Chinese Hanfu

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily

Hanfu enthusiasts display hanfu in front of Big Ben in London in February. Besides speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters, Ming said she hopes younger generations will inherit traditional Chinese cultural attire and pass down the heritage. Through community activities such as hanfu parades and hanfu try-ons, we want to enhance the sense of participation and influence of Chinese and …

Culture China California Chinese Liu Ming Chinese Culture

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily

A student from the Confucius Institute of Belgrade poses in hanfu in the Serbian capital in September last year. "I was like, well, this is very cool, but I didn't think that much about it," she said, noting that the clothing truly stands out from many fashions she had seen in the past. "And as someone in America who wears …

China Chinese Wear Hanfu

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily

Rachel Yu, from Boston, developed an interest in hanfu after marrying her Chinese husband, who introduced her to more knowledge about hanfu. CHINA DAILY Global network While bridging the people-to-people interest in hanfu, it also expands a network across the globe and has an increasing presence through communities that represent Chinese heritage and culture. Ming Liang, president of the New …

Club Chinese Ming Hanfu

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong

China Daily

Hanfu lovers browse for snacks at a fair celebrating Spring Festival in Hong Kong on Feb 4. ZHU WEI/XINHUA A birthday surprise is not easy to come by for 90-year-old Wong, having lived through the majority of the length and breadth of human experience, but dressing up in traditional Chinese hanfu this year came as a welcome treat. Li Na, …

Hong Kong Chinese Classic Clothing Kong Hanfu

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong

China Daily

Hanfu lovers browse for snacks at a fair celebrating Spring Festival in Hong Kong on Feb 4. ZHU WEI/XINHUA A birthday surprise is not easy to come by for 90-year-old Wong, having lived through the majority of the length and breadth of human experience, but dressing up in traditional Chinese hanfu this year came as a welcome treat. Li Na, …

Hong Kong Chinese Hanfu

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong

China Daily

Hanfu lovers browse for snacks at a fair celebrating Spring Festival in Hong Kong on Feb 4. ZHU WEI/XINHUA A birthday surprise is not easy to come by for 90-year-old Wong, having lived through the majority of the length and breadth of human experience, but dressing up in traditional Chinese hanfu this year came as a welcome treat. Li Na, …

Hong Kong Chinese Hanfu Clothing Hurrayed

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong

China Daily

Li Na wears hanfu while holding the national flag with her friend at a variety show in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong returning to the motherland last year. Gaining traction Lin Zhihui, a fellow from the Department of Chinese History and Culture at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, teaches ancient clothing-themed courses and once served as a judge …

Hong Kong Lin Wear Hanfu

9 months ago

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits

China Daily

Workers stitch pleats on a horse-faced skirt at an e-commerce industrial park in Caoxian on March 7. CHINA DAILY Production base Caoxian, a small county in Heze in East China's Shandong province, is a popular production base for traditional Chinese-style clothing. Market demand is reflected online rapidly, and the development of e-commerce businesses has created flexible entrepreneurial ideas for people …

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10 months ago

Hanfu revival is flourishing trend in modern China

China Daily

A Chinese lady dresses elegantly in a horse face skirt. Among the various styles, the horse face skirt has emerged as the most popular item, with several hot-selling products exceeding sales of 1 million yuan. During the Spring Festival holiday, many performers in Luoyang city in Central China's Henan province, showcased the beautiful horse face skirts in festive performances, with …

China Sales Horse Chinese Face Skirt Hanfu

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Time for special festivities

China Daily

Customers wait in checkout lines at an Ikea store in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Jan 24, 2023. JIAO XIAOXIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Mona Hao, a 29-year-old woman who works at an internet tech firm in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, plans to spend Spring Festival in traditional garb to express her respect for Chinese culture. "For this year's Spring Festival, I plan to …

Festival Spring Traditional Chinese Hao Spring Festival 36 Percent

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Time for special festivities

China Daily

Customers wait in checkout lines at an Ikea store in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on Jan 24, 2023. JIAO XIAOXIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Mona Hao, a 29-year-old woman who works at an internet tech firm in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, plans to spend Spring Festival in traditional garb to express her respect for Chinese culture. "For this year's Spring Festival, I plan to …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Traditional Chinese hanfu makes mark in Malta

China Daily

Yu Cheng, a hanfu costume collector, shows a set of such attire at the China Cultural Center in Valletta, Malta, on Friday. VALLETTA — Enthusiasts of Chinese culture in Malta can now learn all about hanfu, the traditional style of clothing worn by the Han people, thanks to a new cultural platform dubbed the "Hanfu Costume Society" that was launched …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Weifang's paper-cut hanfu shines in Bangkok, Thailand

China Daily

The hanfu, a traditional style of clothing worn by the Han Chinese, from Weifang, Shandong, made a remarkable appearance in Bangkok, Thailand on New Year's Day, drawing attention. Different from other hanfu that were made of cloth, the hanfu displayed, designed by Xu Xiaoling, the heir of Changyi Kuiju paper-cutting, was made of cut paper. Changyi is a county-level city …

Weifang Hanfu Changyi Bangkok Thailand

11 months, 1 week ago

Traditional Chinese hanfu designs debut in Malta

China Daily

Yu Cheng, who is responsible for managing the hanfu costume society, shows a set of Hanfu costume at the China Cultural Center in Valletta, Malta, on Jan 12, 2024. Enthusiasts of Chinese culture in Malta can now immerse themselves in the secrets of hanfu costumes, a style of clothing traditionally worn by the Han people, thanks to a new cultural …

Cultural Chinese Malta Hanfu Costume

1 year ago

Thread of an idea elevates ethnic craft

China Daily

Yang Chenglan examines the color of leaf patterns, a step in making Dong cloth. Their laughter echoed in the small valley in Fengdeng village, where Yang Chenglan offered them a demonstration of how Dong cloth was made from scratch in a cozy wooden homestay nestling in the verdant surroundings. "They loved it here, the pristine natural environment and serenity," says …

Yang Dong Dong Cloth Ethnic Craft Idea Elevates

1 year ago

Thread of an idea elevates ethnic craft

China Daily

Yang Chenglan examines the color of leaf patterns, a step in making Dong cloth. Their laughter echoed in the small valley in Fengdeng village, where Yang Chenglan offered them a demonstration of how Dong cloth was made from scratch in a cozy wooden homestay nestling in the verdant surroundings. "They loved it here, the pristine natural environment and serenity," says …

Yang Dong Cloth Dong Village

1 year ago

Restoring timeless grace: the remarkable revival of hanfu

China Daily

One of the hanfu sets created by Zhang Zening, inspired by an ancient painting. CHINA DAILY Zhang Zening, a hanfu enthusiast in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, embarked on an extraordinary journey eight years ago to revive this traditional Chinese attire. Zhang said that she firmly believed hanfu serves as a gateway into the past, allowing people to truly connect …

China Zhang Hanfu

1 year, 1 month ago

Traditional Chinese costumes boost rural vitalization in Caoxian

China Daily

The first Caoxian Hanfu Cultural Festival kicked off on Nov 11 in Caoxian county, Shandong province. The month-long event will feature a host of activities, including exhibitions, forums, sales promotions, traditional culture lectures, and performances, aimed at raising the profile of the local industry for traditional Chinese costumes, especially the hanfu. An exhibition hall of traditional Chinese costumes in Caoxian …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily

Zheng Tao, director of Qianwei Hantang Apparel Co in Caoxian, displays yunjian, part of hanfu attire, to visitors. ZHAO RUIXUE/CHINA DAILY "We conducted research on hanfu among college students, finding that eight out of every 10 students like hanfu, which represents big market potential," Zheng said. "They used to design ancient costumes for film actresses," he said, adding that these …

Zheng Traditional Chinese Hanfu Daiji

1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily

A designer works on hanfu at a studio in Caoxian county. "We have seen impressive growth in sales of horse-face skirts during the first half of this year," said Meng, who studied for a bachelor's degree of arts. Showing the garments to visitors, Meng said, "For example, this particular set of horse-face skirts is designed for a family, and we …

Meng Hanfu Daiji

1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily

Children's clothing in the hanfu style is promoted at a livestreaming session in Caoxian county, Shandong province, last month. One town benefiting from this boom is Daiji in Caoxian county, Shandong province, where customers are increasingly looking to buy hanfu — time-honored Chinese clothing. At the end of last month at an e-commerce industrial park in the town, a young …

Zheng Hanfu Daiji

Golden threads in a new ancient town

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