An old-fashioned approach to style
3 years, 11 months ago

An old-fashioned approach to style

China Daily  

Two performers acting out a Tang Dynasty wedding ceremony. To find out why, and uncover many other anecdotes related to fashion in Chinese history, many viewers are tuning in to watch Chic China, a 10-episode TV show that started on CCTV-3, a channel of China Central Television, in November. It has brought to life ancient fashion with a combined stage show and host voice-over, with each episode concluding with comments by Fan Di'an, director of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Still images from Chic China, a 10-episode TV show, which depict actress Yin Shuo starring as an ancient princess draped in a black gown over a red dress for her wedding. Two other shows in the episode respectively recount the stories of a young man from the Tang Dynasty who recites poetry as a means to win the heart of a beautiful woman, and Ming Dynasty artist Tang Yin's ecstatic moment when he fell for his true love in a peach forest.

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Graduates' gowns get traditional flair
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Graduates' gowns get traditional flair

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Foreign students wear gowns newly designed with traditional Chinese elements at Beijing Normal University's graduation ceremony on Wednesday. QI YUGUANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Ling Ziyi had an extra reason to feel special on the most important day of her four years of undergraduate studies at Beijing Normal University, as she proudly wore the university's newly designed gown for her graduation ceremony …

Seminar explores Confucian thought and imperial court dress
2 years ago

Seminar explores Confucian thought and imperial court dress

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Peng Lin, a professor at Tsinghua University, speaks at the online seminar. An academic symposium on traditional Chinese dress, held online by Tsinghua University and the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology on Dec 17, has provided new insight into the relationship between clothing and etiquette in classical Chinese civilization. "This conference is a result of our cooperation with the Beijing …

Fashion exhibition traces the evolution of wedding dresses
3 years, 8 months ago

Fashion exhibition traces the evolution of wedding dresses

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A wedding dress of between 1840s and 60s. For a long time, white was among the many colors for wedding dresses in the Western world. It was not until 1840 when the white bridal gown that Queen Victoria wore at her wedding attracted much attention and thereafter popularized white wedding gowns. Romance and Purity, an exhibition at the China National …

Fashion exhibition traces the evolution of wedding dresses
3 years, 8 months ago

Fashion exhibition traces the evolution of wedding dresses

China Daily  

A wedding dress of between 1840s and 60s. For a long time, white was among the many colors for wedding dresses in the Western world. It was not until 1840 when the white bridal gown that Queen Victoria wore at her wedding attracted much attention and thereafter popularized white wedding gowns. Romance and Purity, an exhibition at the China National …

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts
3 years, 10 months ago

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts

China Daily  

A poster of the dance show Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace A dance show which recreates Tang Dynasty scene has gone viral online, winning much acclaim from netizens. Titled Tang Gong Ye Yan, the show presents the process from making preparations to performing by a group of female musicians at a banquet in Tang Dynasty. Fourteen dancers wearing jumpsuits …

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts
3 years, 10 months ago

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts

China Daily  

A poster of the dance show Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace A dance show which recreates Tang Dynasty scene has gone viral online, winning much acclaim from netizens. Titled Tang Gong Ye Yan, the show presents the process from making preparations to performing by a group of female musicians at a banquet in Tang Dynasty. Fourteen dancers wearing jumpsuits …

An old-fashioned approach to style
3 years, 11 months ago

An old-fashioned approach to style

China Daily  

Two performers acting out a Tang Dynasty wedding ceremony. To find out why, and uncover many other anecdotes related to fashion in Chinese history, many viewers are tuning in to watch Chic China, a 10-episode TV show that started on CCTV-3, a channel of China Central Television, in November. It has brought to life ancient fashion with a combined stage …

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