On May 26, 2026, a brand livestream event in Chengdu set Chinese social media ablaze when actress and Dior ambassador Wang Churan (王楚然) appeared in a moon-white modified qipao — only for a pair of crystal-adorned transparent stiletto sandals to…
Google Trends data covering April 2025 to April 2026 reveals that global search interest in hanfu is on a sustained upward trajectory, with “Hanfu dress” consistently dominating as the leading search term. Search spikes appeared in September–October 2025 and February…
Gen Z is now the dominant force in the Chinese wedding market, and their preferences are reshaping the industry in ways that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. The 2026 wedding season, the first in which the bulk of…
Beijing’s historic Moshikou street is bringing the Duanwu Festival alive with its third annual Guochao Culture Festival, running June 19–21. The centuries-old commercial corridor — once a key stop on the camel-bell trade route west of the capital — transforms…
For China’s Gen Z, “hanfu” is no longer a museum category or a costume — it is everyday wear, social practice, and increasingly a profession. A growing cohort of young Chinese in their late teens and twenties have built a…
On June 13, the “Guochao Style · New Chinese” 2026 Qingpu District Textile Industry Workers’ Labor and Skills Competition wrapped up at Songze Yingxiang (崧泽映巷), showcasing how intangible heritage textiles and contemporary design can produce garments that are both culturally…
Chinese dining in 2026 is in the middle of a quiet but consequential shift. The era of the “super-regional cuisine” — Sichuan and Hunan as national defaults, Cantonese dim sum as the universal Chinese restaurant touchstone — is giving way…
The 2026 Duanwu holiday in Shanghai is not just about zongzi. Across 12 districts, the city has rolled out 24 officially curated intangible heritage activities, several of which spotlight qipao and traditional textile arts alongside folk customs. Here are the…
Xi’an, the ancient Tang Dynasty capital, has long been the spiritual home of Chinese hanfu styling, and the 2026 summer season has brought a fresh round of trends from the city’s hanfu community. Drawing on insights from local studios, makeup…
Since its release, the historical power-struggle drama Ashes to Crown (翘楚), starring Chen Duling (陈都灵) and Zhou Yiran (周翊然), has rocketed to the top of streaming charts. But it was a single image — Chen Duling in a sweeping black…
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