Category News

Latest hanfu news – trends, events & policy updates. Plus stunning hanfu photos from festivals & runway shows. Stay informed.

Kunming Museum Hanfu Free Entry Program

The Kunming Municipal Museum has introduced a hanfu free-entry program for its major exhibition Han Unifies All Under Heaven: The Glorious Civilization of Han, running from June 18 to October 7, 2026. Every Tuesday during July 2026, visitors wearing a full…

Luoyang Huafu Competition Brings Traditional Costume to Life

In a spectacular celebration of Chinese traditional dress, the Luoyang Huafu Competition recently concluded in Jinan, showcasing the enduring appeal of traditional Chinese clothing and the growing hanfu movement across the country. The event, titled “Crossing Through Time: Luoyang Huafu…

5 Styles Cross Dynasty Star Beauty

Imagine your favorite Chinese actress stepping out of a time machine, dressed not in modern gowns but in the silk and armor of ancient dynasties. From the cold sharpness of the Warring States to the florid luxury of Tang, from…

4 Actresses in Oriental Charm

Why are variety shows suddenly turning into fashion runways for ancient Chinese aesthetics? On the hit program Keep Running (奔跑吧), the latest episode featured a stunning Quanzhou (泉州) flower headpiece look that wowed viewers. But the real buzz came from…

He Simu Saves Duan Xu in Love Beyond the Grace

What happens when a broken boy becomes a monster and then finds his only light in a woman without emotion? Love Beyond the Grace (白日提灯) answers this question through Duan Xu (段胥), a young general whose scars run deeper than…

The Ordinary World: Live on March 27, 2026

The Ordinary World (平凡的世界) is a phenomenon. It is a literary classic that has moved millions, a stage production that has toured over three hundred times, and the latest heralded work from the Shan Xi People’s Art Theatre. But what…

White Bone Demon Wu Opera July 4 2026

Wu Opera (婺剧) is about to do something that most people would never expect from a 500-year-old tradition: it will make you forget you’re watching a stage at all. In July 2026, the ensemble from Lan Xi (兰溪) is bringing…

Tiangong Kaiwu Dance Opera: June 26–27

Song Yingxing (宋应星) and his masterpiece Tiangong Kaiwu (天工开物) were once nearly erased from his homeland’s official records. Yet this 17th-century encyclopedia of technology quietly crossed oceans, ignited industrial movements in Japan, shaped scholarship in Korea, and shattered translation records…