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Why do historical dramas always show characters with impossibly thick, jet-black hair? Whether it’s a noblewoman’s towering bun or a scholar’s sleek topknot, the sheer volume seems beyond modern reality. Meanwhile, today’s young adults panic over receding hairlines and thinning…
Hani Kezi (哈妮克孜), playing Liu Fufeng (柳扶风) in the period drama Xin Jian Cuo (心间错), wears a hairpin so long that viewers scoffed online: Did ancient women really stab that kind of ruler-length pin into their buns? Could they yank…
Have you ever spotted a character in a period drama and felt an instant tug of familiarity, not from their face, but from something glittering in their hair? In the hit series The Road to Splendor (花开锦绣), Madame Mo (陌)…
Why is Chen Yao wearing an ear pick on her head in Jiumen (九门)? Her character, Huo Xian Gu, sports a hairpin that looks exactly like a modern ear pick—and that’s because it is one. This is the Er Wa…
Li Yitong (李一桐) wears a lotus-shaped crown in her new period drama—but is this a historical relic or a modern designer’s fantasy? The answer takes us from Dunhuang (敦煌) caves to Tang dynasty palaces, and from Buddhist sutras to Song…
In the historical drama The Road to Splendor (花开锦绣), actress You Jingru (尤靖茹) portrays Zuo Shi (左氏), a secondary wife in a wealthy household. While other female characters dazzle with gold and jade ornaments in their hair, Zuo Shi appears…
Xin Zhilei’s (辛芷蕾) new character in the period drama Remnants of Gold (金色) wears a forehead ornament that stops you cold. It is not the usual pearl choker or delicate gold filigree. Instead, a neat row of round metal discs arcs…
Song dynasty fashion has a curious habit of resurfacing in unexpected ways. If you have seen the historical drama Si Gong Ling (司宫令), you might have noticed something peculiar on the heroine’s head. It is round, flat, and looks strikingly…
Why does Ding Yuxi (丁禹兮) wear a red sash in his new costume drama? And why did ancient Chinese grooms and scholars drape themselves in crimson silk? The answer lies in a forgotten tradition called Pi Hong (披红), or “red…
Ming Dynasty attire or Joseon fashion? When stills from the historical drama The Road to Splendor (花开锦绣) hit the web, a flurry of viewers immediately questioned the look of actor Ding Yuxi (丁禹兮), who plays the lead character Zhao Ling.…
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