History & Culture

Huadian 花钿, Women’s Hanfu Makeup

The red pattern on the ancient women’s forehead was called “Huadian (Chinese: 花钿 ; pinyin: huā diàn)”. Huadian is a...

19 May 2023

Ming dynasty women’s hairstyles originally kept the style of the Song and Yuan dynasties and put their hair in a...

7 May 2023

Wangjin (Chinese: 网巾 ; pinyin: wǎng jīn) is a net headwear worn by adult males to wrap their hair, and...

4 May 2023

Chinese knot (Chinese: 中国结 ; pinyin: zhōng guó jié) is a decorative handcraft that began as a form of Chinese...

1 May 2023

In ancient China, women’s headwear was very diverse. In addition to gold and silver jewelry, flowers were also often used...

22 April 2023

Throughout the Tang dynasty, the high bun enjoyed great popularity. Due to the luxury of the ruling class, the makeup...

16 April 2023

The high bun, which was popular in the early Tang dynasty, is reaching its peak at this time. The open...

10 April 2023

In the early Tang dynasty, most female hairstyles still followed the style of the previous Sui dynasty. Later, Tang dynasty...

4 April 2023

Chinese wedding dresses have the theme of luck and happiness, and mostly red. However, the Zhou dynasty wedding dress was...

1 April 2023

Weimao (Chinese: 帷帽 ; pinyin: wéi mào), which evolved from Mili (Chinese: 羃䍦 ; pinyin: mì lí), is a hat...

14 March 2023