Ceremony

When you were eighteen years old, what kind of adult ceremony would you like to have? Nowadays, many teenagers who know Chinese traditional hanfu will wear elaborate Chinese clothes on the day of the adult ceremony. The graduates of the British International School chose the traditional adult ceremony as their graduation gift and adult declaration. Adult teenagers arrived at the scene on time to make up before the ceremony. Their youth is marked by their beautiful black hair. At ten o'clock in the morning, the guests were seated. The ceremonist, Cai Zehong, dressed in Hanfu and Dongpo scarf, announced the official beginning of the ceremony. Teacher Huang XingMei Ji etiquette (笄礼) and guan etiquette (冠礼) are an important part of adult etiquette. Boys and girls are sitting in the middle of the stage wearing top Yi and upper Shang (basic Chinese traditional dress). The teacher solemnly put on their Ji (hairpins) and guan (crowns). It marks that they can pull up their hair from today and show people their mature appearance. Later, teenagers wear more solemn clothes. The following links are carried out separately. First of all, the boys are on stage. They put on big black sleeves and showed…

The traditional Chinese wedding style is quietly becoming popular as the era's aesthetics return to traditional culture. With romantic embroidery and graceful figures, how can a bride in a Chinese-style wedding be without a set of phoenix coronet and霞帔? In addition to purely traditional Chinese weddings, brides also choose a Chinese-style wedding dress for Western or ordinary weddings to bridge the ceremony. As traditional Chinese bridal wear, Chinese wedding dresses well interpret the reserved and gentle beauty of Eastern women. What categories are available for brides to choose from? The commonly seen Chinese wedding dresses today include: Xiuhuo clothing, dragon and phoenix robes, cheongsams, Malay gowns, and slightly fashionable Xiao Fengxian and Hanfu. In fact, most girls now choose Ming Dynasty-style Hanfu as their wedding dress because the style of Ming Dynasty Hanfu is very dignified, fitting the atmosphere of the wedding. Let's take a look at what these Ming Dynasty Hanfu dresses suitable for weddings look like. If the budget is lower, we can choose a simple combination of a cloak, long gown, and mamian skirt. A red embroidered cloak paired with a green long robe or gown, complemented by an elegant mamian skirt. Because the long gown and…

The Floral Deity Competition was the highlight of this year's Taishan Flower Festival. Prior to the event, online registrations for the floral deity contest were already underway, with fifty participants selected from over a hundred online registrants to compete in the live floral deity competition. The live competition was held in multiple rounds, eventually selecting ten floral deities representing each month of the year. Ultimately, these ten floral deities led all traditional culture enthusiasts wearing hanfu in a ritual ceremony dedicated to the floral deity. Contemporary traditional rituals differ from ancient times, now more imbued with a pursuit of beauty and respect for the inheritance of traditional culture. Floral Deity Records Hanfu, a graceful and poetic qixiong (crossed-collar) robe with elegant embroidery, is an autumn-themed original hanfu design that embodies the ethereal beauty of a fairy. Priced at 35 RMB, it features a fresh and elegant color palette paired with lotus patterns, making it both exquisite and vibrant, offering versatile styling options. The flowing skirt drapes naturally, with bright and vivid colors. Purchase on Taobao Recently,娄艺潇 (Lou Yixiao) has developed a fondness for the simplicity of hanfu, leading to a significant change in her style. At the variety show "Yun…

The first Panda Hanfu Outing Day officially kicked off at the Exploration Hall Square in the Panda Base. The event was hosted by an emcee who introduced the four participating "Cutest Hanfu Experience Officers" and welcomed the arrival of Hanfu enthusiasts. During the ceremony, Shopkeeper Tingyue of the "Cutest Hanfu Experience Officers" shared that "Chengdu is the city of pandas and also the city of Hanfu; the collision of these two cultures allows us to see the inheritance and promotion of traditional culture by the younger generation." All questions are answered promptly. I asked many questions, and they were not bothered at all, answering each one earnestly. For this, I express my sincere respect to the shopkeeper. Such a good shopkeeper is rare. Speaking of the item, it's exactly what I needed. When I received it, the packaging was intact, and upon opening, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the item exceeded my expectations! I have to give them a thumbs up. Next time I need something, I will come back, and hope the shopkeeper can offer a discount then! Suitable age: Great photography. The product is excellent, with a great price-to-quality ratio. Thank you, shopkeeper! To be honest,…

HanShang Hualian Hanfu in Guangzhou is dedicated to inheriting the beauty of Huaxia and vigorously spreading the traditional Han Chinese clothing, Hanfu, hoping that Han clothing can be recognized and accepted by Han people once again. Hanfu attire etiquette is an important ceremony for the Han people, and at different times and occasions, Han people have different requirements for their attire. The headwear and hairstyles for different age groups are also not the same; adult men must wear a cap, while adult women can tie their hair into a bun at the back of their head and secure it with a hairpin. In short, both Han men and women wearing Hanfu should not have loose hair, and they must maintain a clean face, being dignified and graceful. Under pressure, more and more ancient costume TV dramas are taking the route of high-quality productions. Although there are still some vulgar, tasteless, and cheap ancient costume dramas in the market, those that become popular across the country and become topics of conversation after meals are mostly respectful of history, meticulously researched in costumes, and return to classic TV series. It can be expected that the future trend of ancient costume dramas will…

The Spring Festival is China's most important traditional festival. Let's take a look at how the ancients celebrated the Spring Festival. 1st, Dragon Dance As the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival, the first is the most Chinese cultural style of dragon dance performance, opening for the new year. 2nd, Hanfu Wedding Celebrate the first couple with the ancient Hanfu clothing wedding of the New Year, and wishing all lovers can get happiness. 3rd, Blessing Grandma and children send love and peace to everyone, it is a sincere and pure wish. 4th, Lion Dance Means people start a new year’s work, lion dance performance hopes to give everyone a fortune. Do you like the Chinese traditional Spring Festival and Hanfu Clothing? Welcome to leave a comment.

Recently, the "National Reading Conference · 2023 China Good Book" ceremony was broadcast on CCTV, where People's Fine Arts Publishing House's "A Brief History of Chinese Clothing" was honored with the 2023 China Good Book Award. To celebrate, the publisher hosted a book sharing event titled "A Glimpse of Millennia—Discovering the Beauty of Chinese Culture Through 'Hanfu'" at Tianjin Publishing Building's Jindu Bookstore. Professor Hua Mei spoke at the book sharing session The event featured a lively discussion with three distinguished guests: Professor Hua Mei, author of the awarded book and an expert in costume history; Qi Dejin, a professor of fashion design at the School of Art at Tianjin University of Science and Technology; and Li Ling, an associate professor of fashion at the School of Fashion and Art at Tianjin Polytechnic University. Readers gave speeches photo from: https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27240427 The discussion delved into the defining characteristics and historical evolution of Hanfu, the traditional Chinese attire, and its stylistic elements in modern fashion design. The panel also explored the poetic expression of Hanfu and how it can foster cultural confidence.Hua Mei began by highlighting that Hanfu embodies the sartorial essence of the Chinese nation. She cited the stunning performance at this…

The "Chinoiserie Grand Ceremony (国潮盛典)" is a cultural gala jointly produced by Kuaishou and Henan TV. The gala incorporates diversified program art forms, rich in type and both aesthetic, and allows more people to discover, experience and inherit culture through the collision of Chinoiserie culture and technology and the expression of unique perspectives. The gala has been broadcasted on November 9, 2022.   01 Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Show The story revolves around a small restaurant where the two bosses are run by the two stars of the classic martial arts TV series "My Own Swordsman", Wang Shasha and Fan Ming. While thinking about how to generate revenue for the restaurant, they come across a skill convention held in the neighborhood and have many interesting stories with all kinds of people on the street. Such a program setting not only continues the previous format of stringing programs with stories; the wonderful program design and elaborate hanfu costumes also continue the previous aesthetics. For example, the sequel of the "Tang Palace Night Banquet": "San Cai Nao Qian Deng (三彩闹千灯)". If the "Tang Palace Night Banquet" shows the funny things that happen on the way to the performance of the ladies…

Hanfu (汉服, hàn fú), Chinese traditional costume, the full name of which is "traditional costume of Han nationality". It is also known as Han Yiguan(汉衣冠), Han Zhuang (汉装), and Huafu (华服), which was formed from the reign of the Yellow Emperor to the middle of the 17th century (late Ming and early Qing dynasties), in the main residential areas of the Han nationality, with "Huaxia-Han" culture as the background and the dominant idea. With the Chinese ceremonial culture as the center, through natural evolution, formed the unique style and character of the Han nationality, obviously different from the traditional clothing and accessories system of other nationalities. This guide is classified according to the 1: basic feature of the Hanfu, 2: Hanfu shape & style, 3: Hanfu in different wearing scenes, 4: Hanfu in different dynasties, and the 5: related contents of Hanfu, so as to facilitate readers to understand and query.   Basic Feature of the Hanfu 1.1: Basic Structure Hanfu is cut from 50cm wide cloth and divided into parts: Ling (领, lǐng, collar), Jin(襟, jīn, placket), Ren (衽, rèn, overlapping part), Jin (衿, jīn or jìn), Ju (裾, jū), Xiu (袖, xiù, sleeves), Mei (袂, mèi), Dai (带, dài,…

Hanfu (汉服, hàn fú), Chinese traditional costume, the full name of which is "traditional costume of Han nationality". It is also known as Han Yiguan(汉衣冠), Han Zhuang (汉装), and Huafu (华服), which was formed from the reign of the Yellow Emperor to the middle of the 17th century (late Ming and early Qing dynasties), in the main residential areas of the Han nationality, with "Huaxia-Han" culture as the background and the dominant idea. With the Chinese ceremonial culture as the center, through natural evolution, formed the unique style and character of the Han nationality, obviously different from the traditional clothing and accessories system of other nationalities. This guide is classified according to the 1: basic feature of the Hanfu, 2: Hanfu shape & style, 3: Hanfu in different wearing scenes, 4: Hanfu in different dynasties, and the 5: related contents of Hanfu, so as to facilitate readers to understand and query.   Basic Feature of the Hanfu 1.1: Basic Structure Hanfu is cut from 50cm wide cloth and divided into parts: Ling (领, lǐng, collar), Jin(襟, jīn, placket), Ren (衽, rèn, overlapping part), Jin (衿, jīn or jìn), Ju (裾, jū), Xiu (袖, xiù, sleeves), Mei (袂, mèi), Dai (带, dài,…

Weddings are important ceremonies across the globe and one of the most fascinating aspects is the attire worn by the bride and groom. China, in particular, boasts a rich history of traditional wedding clothing that has evolved over thousands of years. From the hanfu of the ancient dynasties to the modern qipao, each style holds significant cultural and symbolic meaning. In this article, we will delve into the captivating history of Chinese wedding attire and explore the significance behind some of the most iconic designs.   Black Wedding Attire in Zhou Dynasty The Zhou Dynasty was known for its emphasis on ritual and its marriage system also highlighted this. The wedding ceremony in the Zhou Dynasty was called the "Hun Ceremony". As the name suggests, "Hun" means dusk, and the ceremony was held at dusk, with a solemn and dignified atmosphere. "The Book of Rites - The Ceremony of the Marriage of a Scholar" is the earliest record of Chinese wedding ceremony, and of course, it is not only applicable to the scholar class. According to "The Book of Rites", the wedding attire of the Zhou Dynasty was mainly black with red as a complementary color. In the eyes of…