What were the ancient Chinese people doing thousands of years ago? They were working, eating, and having fun. It seems that their lives weren’t all that different from ours today.
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 of pearls and their placement based on social status? Ⅰ. 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 did this kind of aesthetic appeal to people back then? 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 freeze to death. You know that famous line from Du 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 your hands if you have such doubts. In fact, it’s 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 sitting were not only traditional postures but also ensured the Read more…
The Tang Dynasty was an important period during which the custom of drinking tea spread from a corner of Jiangnan to the whole country. Tea began to become an essential item in the daily diet of the Chinese people. In Volume 6, “Tea Drinking” of “Fengshi Wenjian Ji (《封氏闻见记》)” written Read more…
Wine was like the “must – have happy drink for the laid – back” in the Tang Dynasty. Accompanied by wine, Li Bai, the celestial poet, left behind eternal masterpieces such as “All men of talent are bound to be useful; Though thousands of pieces of gold are spent, they Read more…
Previously, we talked about the delicious foods and many traditional Chinese clothing that people in the Song Dynasty could enjoy. However, we haven’t really covered the delicacies in Chang’an during the Tang Dynasty. Now, let’s step into the food world of the Tang Dynasty. Get ready, as a wave of Read more…
If I were to ask you, which industry would be most affected by a rise in the price of pork? If I tell you that the impact on the food industry due to the price hike of pork is actually minimal, and it’s not the diners who love braised pork, Read more…
Besides the extremely lively Shangyuan Festival and the complicated power struggles, I wonder if you know how people in the Tang Dynasty used to have fun in their daily lives. What kind of recreational activities did they use to adorn their lives? In that prosperous and martial – oriented era, Read more…