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…
A half-finished piece of embroidery may be the truest exhibit in the room. In one gallery of the Guangdong embroidery show now at the Guangzhou Library, rows of “unfinished” works let visitors follow the craft step by step, from the…
For the first time in its 500-year history, Hanzheng Street has an industry standard to measure itself against. Three group standards covering product quality, market management and the “Hanzheng Street Hanpai Apparel” regional public brand were released at the opening…
The argument for an evening at the Tongguan kiln begins with a single bite. Kiln-roasted preserved-plum peanuts, warm from the stall, crack open salty-sweet with a faint hint of smoke; beside them a cup of Chating blueberry wine finishes clean…
A child in the Song Dynasty (960–1279) did not have a smartphone. They had no apps, no video games, no plastic action figures. Yet, when you look at the painted scrolls from that era, their faces are lit with the…
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)…
In a recently released still from the historical drama The Road to Splendor (花开锦绣), young actress Deng Enxi (邓恩熙) appears in full bridal regalia. Atop her head sits a gilded ceremonial crown, its base inlaid with kingfisher feathers, decorated with…
Could You Survive a Day of Ancient Housework? The famous poet Li Bai (李白) once wrote, “The moon over Chang’an (长安) shines bright, and from ten thousand homes comes the pounding of washing clubs.” To modern ears, that line feels…
Ming dynasty dramas often dress their emperors in bright yellow robes with round collars and golden dragons. So when the emperor in The Road to Splendor (花开锦绣) appears in a deep purple, cross-collared robe with two round emblems on his…
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