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Restoration of lychee wine from 1300 years ago, ancient palace traditional cuisine Chinese sweets dragonbeard, non-stick egg pudding, all of these classic Chinese cuisines making are from the Chinese blogger Jiu Yue / Jiang Xun Qian's videos. Cuisine blogger: Jiu Yue / Jiang Xun Qian Not only traditional cuisine, but also Chinese crafts such as paper kites, fish lanterns, and whisking tea are the subjects of her videos, and she is also the initiator of the previously popular sugar painting challenge.   Focusing on traditional cuisine and crafts "A steed that raised red dust won the fair mistress' smiles; how many steeds that brought litchi died on the run!" 1,300 years ago, the Tang Dynasty's Yang Guifei loved lychee wine very much, and it has also made generations of people yearn for it. What is the taste of lychee wine that made Yang Guifei drunk? The blogger Jiang Xun Qian uses traditional techniques to recreate the taste from the Tang Dynasty, she also put on an opera costume and staged the song "Drunkened Concubine". Not only the lychee wine with the flavor of the Tang Dynasty, Jiang Xun Qian was also made fine as hair Chinese sweets dragon beard, and…

The traditional Chinese New Year is coming up soon, are you ready new hanfu outfits to celebrate this festive occasion? Let's see what Chinese New Year hanfu styles Chonghui Hantang has prepared for you!   LOOK 1 This style is inspired by Wugu Fengdeng (五谷丰登, a bumper grain harvest), with a wheat grain pattern on the upper part. The lower skirt has a bumper grain lantern pattern.   LOOK 2 The embroidered lotus flower and Yingluo (璎珞) pattern are all over the dress, symbolizing transcendence. The Yingluo pattern also signifies luxury and good fortune, and the placket is embellished with red buttons. Overall has a very strong Tang style atmosphere.   LOOK 3 The gold woven horse face skirt, in which is a small rabbit frolicking in the flowers, golden silk threads shining in the sunlight like a dream.   LOOK 4 The collar edge and sleeve edge are mandala patterns, and the pattern of Beizi is from Cave 197 of the Mogao Caves in the Middle Tang Dynasty. The lower skirt has a flower and butterfly pattern, creating the same mysterious feeling as the Dunhuang portrait figures.   LOOK 5 This style is inspired by "A Deer of Nine…

You must be no stranger to this traditional lantern, which often appears as a prop for photography with hanfu. Let's learn more about it.   What is Jiang Sha Deng Jiang Sha Deng (绛纱灯), a type of ancient Chinese lantern with a long history, is a common type of lantern used by both the court and the folk, Jiang means dark red, Sha means gauze, and Deng means the lantern. The most important function of the Jiang Sha Deng is lighting, but certainly, it is more decorative than other lighting appliances, which is the reason why it was loved by the and the court. The ancients liked to use Jiang Sha Deng in processions at festivals and wedding ceremonies, and often took it on trips for the simple reason that they looked beautiful. The traditional Jiang Sha Deng with metal bracket to separate the gauze, do not worry about the candle fire to burn it, while the modern Jiang Sha Deng with electronic lights.   What is Jiang Sha Deng made of? Bamboo wood as the skeleton, copper candle plate, wrapped with red, green and blue gauze outside. The pole is colored with dark red lacquer. The head of the…