When it comes to Chinese wedding dress in ancient costume dramas, some people will say that during weddings in the Song Dynasty, “women from lower – status families wore red when getting married, while those from higher – status families Read more…
Recently, the crew released spoilers, and the flower – adorned hairstyles of Ju Jingyi and Chen Duling came into the public eye. However, some netizens said: For Chen Duling’s flower – adorned hanfu hairstyle, why does it seem that the Read more…
Chinese food generally doesn’t contain extremely high amounts of oil and fat. So why is the number of obese people in China on the rise? In fact, the global obesity rate data is rather severe. According to the official website Read more…
In quite a few movies and TV dramas featuring historical settings, characters donning Hanfu sport similar hollowed – out half – face masks, which have become rather popular. Some netizens are left wondering: How are these accessories worn on the Read more…
There are quite a few looks in Korean dramas that feature the Ming Dynasty clothing fujin (a type of headscarf). Maybe many people have the preconceived notion that the fujin is Korean. In fact, the fujin originated in China, and its Read more…
During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan, the Lord of the State of Wu, sported “purple whiskers and green eyes.” Paired with his imposing male Hanfu, he was an eye – catching presence on the battlefield. In ancient times, growing Read more…
In today’s hanfu costume dramas, almost all bathing scenes show people getting into the bath fully clothed, and there’s nothing but a bathtub. Did ancient people really just quickly rinse off when they bathed? Netizens say: In early TV shows Read more…
In the TV drama Perfect Match (《五福临门》), the five daughters of the Li family are named Shouhua (寿华, representing longevity), Fuhui (福慧, representing fortune and wisdom), Kangning (康宁, representing health and peace), Haode (好德, representing virtue), and Leshan (乐善, representing kindness), Read more…
In TV shows and movies, the images of palace maids are often depicted in various colorful ways. There are stories of palace maids winning the favor of emperors with their fresh and refined beauty, and legends of them pleasing their Read more…
Friends who are curious about Chinese history might have a question: why is it so incredibly hard to get tickets to Chinese museums? Have you ever planned a trip to China, only to find that the crowds are overwhelming or Read more…