2026 Yangtze River Delta Hefei Hanfu Carnival

Baogong Park, Hefei’s most prominent Song-dynasty cultural landmark, will host the 2026 Yangtze River Delta (Hefei) Hanfu Carnival from May 1 to May 4, 2026, under the theme “New Colors, New Scenes, New Guochao Visions.” The four-day program will layer…

Summer Hanfu Guide: What to Wear in Hot Days

Every summer, the same debate erupts in hanfu communities: “I love my aoqun, but I’m melting.” The 2026 summer has been especially brutal — cities across China hit 38°C in June. But the solution isn’t abandoning hanfu; it’s choosing the…

2026 Historical Ming Dynasty Hanfu Costume Dramas

The 2026 Chinese costume drama landscape is marked by a pronounced shift toward Ming dynasty (1368–1644) settings and historically grounded costume design. Major platforms — Tencent Video, iQiyi, and Youku — are competing not only on IP and casting but…

2000 Year Old Textiles Debut in Shanghai

On July 3, 2026, the China Art Museum in Shanghai will open “A Home of a Thousand Gold — Life Aesthetics and Cultivation in the Mawangdui Han Tombs,” the largest and highest-level exhibition of Mawangdui artifacts ever mounted outside Hunan…

Hanfu Community Gathers in Tianshui for Summer Activity

Tianshui, a city in Gansu Province best known as the legendary birthplace of Fuxi — one of China’s primordial cultural heroes — will host a large-scale Hanfu community event on June 20-21, 2026, coinciding with the traditional summer solstice period.…

Ashes to Crown Premieres on Netflix: June 2026’s Cdrama

June 1, 2026 — The highly anticipated Chinese historical political drama Ashes to Crown premiered simultaneously on Netflix and YOUKU today, marking one of the most significant C-drama releases of the summer season. Starring Chen Duling and Zhou Yiran, the 24-episode series releases…