Zhang Ruying’s Notes: From《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》Clothing (Middle Tang Dynasty)
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Free Download: Chinese New Year 2576/2025 (Year of the Snake) Illustrations
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Zhang Ruying’s Notes: From《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》Clothing (The Heyday of Tang Dynasty)
Table of Contents Introduction About《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》 The Heyday of Tang Dynasty: Clouds as Clothing, Flowers as Beauty Early Kaiyuan Period (713-725)...
28 December 2024
Zhang Ruying’s Notes: From《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》Clothing (Wu Zetian Era)
Table of Contents Introduction About《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》 Wu Zetian Era: Wearing Bright Red Pink Attire (Gorgeous Clothes), Bowed The Crown The Reign...
14 December 2024
Why Do People Eat Dumplings During The Winter Solstice? | 冬至为什么要吃饺子？
Why do people eat dumplings during the Winter Solstice? On the Winter Solstice (Dongzhi Festival), dumplings (Jiaozi) are an essential...
7 December 2024
Zhang Ruying’s Notes: From《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》Clothing (Sui Dynasty — Early Tang Dynasty)
Table of Contents Introduction About《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》 Sui Dynasty – Early Tang Dynasty: Two Elegant Styles in South and North Northern Style...
30 November 2024
Plum Blossom Makeup, Shangguan Wan’er | 梅花妆－上官婉儿
Who was it that made the “plum blossom makeup” sweep the entire Tang dynasty? She was the female prime minister...
23 November 2024
The Four Elegances of the Song Dynasty 宋代四雅: Through Scent, Taste, Touch, and Sight
Wu Zimu 吴自牧 (Song dynasty) recorded in his notes 《梦粱录》(Dreaming of Grain) that “烧香点茶，挂画插花，四般闲事，不宜累家 Burning incense, brewing tea, hanging paintings,...
16 November 2024
Song Dynasty’s Four Elegances | 宋代四大雅事
These four activities were regarded as elegant things in daily life by the literati of the Song dynasty. They appreciated...
9 November 2024
What Is Ruyi? How Did It Come About? | 如意是什么？它是怎么来的？
In ancient China, there was such a thing that made the ancients love it. It looks ordinary, but it has...
2 November 2024