Suzhou

During this year's Qingming Festival, the first Hanfu Flower Festival was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Hanfu enthusiasts in groups of Chinese traditional costumes, with pretty makeup, walked among the hundreds of flowers, or heroic, or delicate and soft, attracting the attention of tens of thousands of visitors. Recently, young people wearing Hanfu at the 4th Chinese Hua Fu Day (Macau) In the 2021 Spring Festival, a program called "Tang Palace Night Banquet" became popular. In the program, actors wearing Tang costumes in a delicate dance, recreate the culture of the Tang Dynasty in its prime, and also let the traditional costume of hanfu once again penetrate the hearts of people.   Hanfu ushers in a new wave of boom The main character in the picture is called Chu Qi (楚淇), a hanfu fan. For more than two years, with exquisite ancient style styling and stunning contrast, it has rapidly become popular on the Douyin (Chinese regional version of Tiktok), gaining nearly 7 million fans. "Wearing hanfu has made me more confident and enabled more people to understand and like hanfu." Chu Qi said. At the end of last year, he decided to become a short-form videos blogger full time.…

The initial attraction to "The Story of Suzhou" was its poetic poster. The ancient city’s flowing water, misty bridges, and a beautiful woman standing on a stone slab, separated from the bustling city, captivated many. The poster featured a couplet: "In spring, Suzhou's greenery spans the river, stone bridges and red towers remain unchanged." As the premiere approached, this poetic atmosphere only intensified. The official social media account wrote: "Unveiling the splendor of Suzhou's intangible cultural heritage, weaving a new chapter of millennia-old cultural lineage." Lead actress Xiao Yan said, "Within the opening and closing of scenes, one sees the beauty of intangible heritage, and encounters the vibrant life of Jiangnan in the streets and alleys." In today's extensive audio-visual entertainment landscape, how should cultural and tourism micro-dramas position themselves? What role should these short dramas play in promoting local culture and tourism? "The Story of Suzhou" provides the answer: a key, that fully unlocks the audience's curiosity and desire to explore. Literature once played this role. Wang Anyi casually wrote in her book, "The moonlight in Suzhou seems especially cool and smooth, people feel refreshingly clear, even sleep is clear and bright," sparking readers' longing. "The Story of Suzhou"…

The palace pink plum, carmine plum, green calyx plum, and beauty plum blossoming in spring are like a scroll painting. Yesterday morning, citizens who had heard about the event gathered early among the plum groves. "Now is the perfect time to appreciate plums, and with plum blossom makeup and Hanfu, it's absolutely wonderful, instantly turning you into a person in the painting." In this themed charity event, Xu Weiqing, a member of the Chinese Artists Association and the dean of Suzhou Xiangxue Painting Academy, was invited to apply plum blossom makeup, paint plums in Hanfu, and hold a plum appreciation meeting. A series of wonderful programs were performed one after another, "recreating" the elegant scenes of literati life during the Song and Yuan dynasties among the plum blossoms. Sagittarius has always been a constellation of many talents. Their "intensity" when pursuing goals is similar to that of Capricorn's strong self-discipline, and both constellations become very individualistic "ancient-style beauties"! The Sagittarius girl's outfit is very much like a heroine from an ancient costume drama, while Capricorn is dressed in the standard attire of ancient royalty, wearing a golden crown and a simple white Hanfu adorned with plum blossom patterns, looking like…

On the afternoon of February 17, 2023, local time in Venice, the Venice Carnival Hanfu Parade was held in St. Marks Square. This event was organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Suzhou Municipal People Government, the Suzhou Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Festival Department of the City of Venice, the Confucius Institute of the University of Venice, and the Venice Carnival Organizing Committee, and hosted by the Suzhou Silk Museum. In the midst of the continuing atmosphere of the Venice Carnival, the models recruited by the Confucius Institute of the University of Venice, dressed in different styles of hanfu, walked through the streets of the city and arrived at St. Mark's Square, attracting the attention of citizens and tourists alike along the way. In St. Mark's Square, the "Hanfu Parade" became the focus of the day, with tourists and Venetians from all over the world enjoying it, taking pictures, and sharing them. The elegant shape of Han Dynasty costumes, the richness and beauty of Tang Dynasty costumes, the simplicity and grace of Song Dynasty costumes, the dignity and splendor of Ming Dynasty costumes, from the Silk Road to the aesthetics of Su-style life, Suzhou and Venice met once…

The Humble Administrator's Garden, located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, is one of the representatives of ancient Chinese private gardens and also a precious site showcasing Han culture. As an enthusiast of Hanfu, I have always wanted to combine this garden with red Ming Dynasty Hanfu to personally experience that glorious history. As the origin of formal Hanfu systems, red Ming Dynasty Hanfu is renowned for its splendor and refinement. It is a treasure of ancient Han nationality attire, representing the long-standing history and profoundness of traditional Chinese culture. In my mind, the scene of perfectly blending red Ming Dynasty Hanfu with the Humble Administrator's Garden has already emerged. Red Ming Dynasty Hanfu, as ceremonial attire for ancient Chinese royalty and nobility, has a unique charm. It uses high-grade silk fabrics, adorned with exquisite embroidery and gold thread, delicate yet magnificent. The splendid robes filled with the demeanor of heads of state, beautiful and luxurious skirts, flowing and elegant, showcase the graceful beauty of women. Wearing such Hanfu attire, stepping into the Humble Administrator's Garden, it seems like one can travel through time and return to the stage of A Dream of Red Mansions. Arriving at the Humble Administrator's Garden, we…

China has many historical ancient cities that are suitable for tourism: Beijing, Nanjing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou. However, the popular attractions in these popular tourist cities were already depicted by ancient artists. Let's take a journey into these ancient paintings together.   Beijing Tiananmen was first built in the 15th year of the Ming Dynasty's Yongle reign. At that time, it was called "Chengtian Men," which symbolized "receiving the mandate of heaven and initiating an auspicious era." The name "Tiananmen" was given by Emperor Shizu of the Qing Dynasty when he ordered its reconstruction, meaning "receiving the mandate of heaven and ensuring peace and prosperity." As the main gate of the Beijing Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Tiananmen, along with the Huabiao and stone lions beside the Jinshui bridge, has witnessed over six hundred years of historical changes. Centuries ago, there were already crowds of foreign envoys coming to pay tribute. After visiting Tiananmen Gate, the next stop must be the Yuanmingyuan Park. The Yuanmingyuan park was built during the Kangxi era and is a royal garden that represents the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty. In the park, there are not only replicas of famous gardens…

Kesi (缂丝), the most traditional type of silk weaving in the Chinese silk industry, which is highly appreciated for its decorative qualities. Kesi is a kind of pattern with warp and weft, forming a pattern border, with the effect as if was carved, and rich two-sided three-dimensional sense of silk crafts. The knitting technique of Kesi is different from the embroidery and brocade. Suzhou Kesi painting is also known as the "Four Great Weavers" of China, along with Hangzhou silk painting, Yongchun paper painting and Sichuan bamboo curtain painting. The Kesi technique has appeared many times in the collection of ancient costume dramas, such as the delicate Kesi fans in the hands of the concubines of “Story of Yanxi Palace”, adding endless style to them. The another drama “Marvelous Women” which take the Qing Dynasty as the background, has restored the weaving scene of the Kesi.   The Uniqueness of Kesi Different from the weaving method of Song brocade, Shu brocade, cloud brocade which are woven through the warp and weft. Kesi with raw silk as the warp, a variety of colorful cooked silk threads for the weft, which are dug and woven by the method of passing through the…