Zhang Shaohan, one of the top three female stars in the Chinese music industry, is a childhood memory for every generation, especially the 90s. Famous for her sweet voice, her classic song "Invisible Wings" made her a household name. The song, gentle yet full of strength, has encouraged many people. But she's not just a great singer; her ancient costume looks are also remarkable. It's a pity she doesn't act in period dramas. Zhang Shaohan has joined the trend of ancient costume photoshoots. Even in her 40s, she still looks young and sweet. It's like she's gone back to her twenties! Wearing a blue Song-style Hanfu, she shows off her collarbone, looking elegant and a bit sexy. With her sweet appearance, she never looks tacky in any outfit. The double-yarn buns make her look cute and lively, making her seem very young. There aren't many female singers who can maintain such a girlish state. The outer robe is a blue embroidered front-buttoned Beizi, simply paired with a white silk scarf, creating an effect of the blue sea and the blue sky. It has an elegant and gentle charm. The Song-style Hanfu suits slender women well as it can easily bring…

Youth Revives Tradition The 2025 Heze College Hanfu Carnival (Hànfú Jiānián Huá, 汉服嘉年华), themed “Youth Meets Millennium Hanfu”, launched on March 23 at Laocheng Caozhou Scenic Area (老城曹州景区). Blending traditional Hanfu culture with youthful energy and tourism, this 42-day event featured seven themed activities, including an opening Hanfu parade where students in dynastic attire strolled through ancient streets to 《Shang Chun Shan》 music, evoking Tang-dynasty poetry. Highlights included: Caozhou Ten Scenes (曹州十景) Photo Spots: Students wearing Hanfu could claim gifts by sharing photos from 9+ heritage sites on social media. Hanfu Fashion Show: Over 500 participants showcased peony-embroidered designs, symbolizing Heze’s “Peony Capital” identity. Cultural Bazaar: Hanfu vendors from Cao County (曹县)—China’s largest Hanfu production hub—and local非遗 (fēiyí, intangible heritage) artisans exhibited costumes, accessories, and crafts. Interactive Zones: Q&A sessions with prizes and DIY workshops educated visitors on Hanfu etiquette and aesthetics. The carnival drew 20,000+ attendees, merging history with Gen-Z creativity. By integrating social media engagement (e.g., “#菏之美·同袍共泽#” hashtag campaigns), it revitalized traditional culture through youth-led innovation, positioning Heze as a hub for heritage revival. Running until May 4, the event also boosted local tourism, with hotel bookings up 30% during the period.

The 2025 Fuzhou Huazhao Festival (Flower Festival) grandly opened on March 15 at Minyue Water Town in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, under the theme "Blossoms in Splendor · Joyous Blessings" (花朝锦簇·喜巳福来). Organized to celebrate spring’s arrival and traditional Han culture, the event featured five core highlights: a sacred Flower Goddess Ceremony, ritualistic "Pichang Shanghong" (披彩赏红, draping colored ribbons on flowers for blessings), Hanfu-clad Flower Goddess processions, themed performances, and flower boat parades along the town’s waterways. Over 100 Hanfu enthusiasts participated in vibrant parades, showcasing Tang, Song, and Ming dynasty attire, while flower-adorned boats navigated the canals, creating a dynamic fusion of history and scenery. Interactive rituals like the Hairpin Flower Ceremony (簪花礼) and Flower God Worship immersed visitors in Tang-Song era customs, with designated photo zones amplifying the festive ambiance. The event also included cultural workshops on flower arrangement and traditional archery, alongside nightly water shows blending holographic technology with Fujian’s maritime Silk Road history. Minyue Water Town—a National 5A-rated scenic area—leveraged its Hui-style architecture and water-town landscapes to enhance the festival’s authenticity. Visitors enjoyed discounted tickets (50 RMB for locals) and free entry by wearing Hanfu or floral accessories, aligning with the county’s push for cultural tourism integration. The…

"Floral Kuiwen, Better Weifang," will run from March 23 to 31 in Weifang, Shandong Province. Hosted by the Kuiwen District government, this fourth edition integrates Hanfu culture with commercial tourism to revitalize traditional festivities. Key highlights include a public-voted "Twelve Flower Deities" pageant (selected via online polls), Hanfu discounts at 100+ stores in Taihua Mall, and interactive rituals like flower worship, floral arrangement, and ancient archery games. Attendees in Hanfu can claim free gifts or participate in themed photo ops with the mall’s mascot "Da Meng." The event features a Guochao (China-chic) fashion show by designer Wang Ping, blending traditional headwear with modern aesthetics, alongside folk music and dance performances. A dedicated "Floral Market" offers craft workshops and cultural displays. Since 2022, the festival has boosted Kuiwen’s "culture-commerce-tourism" synergy, driving foot traffic to local businesses while nurturing civic pride in intangible heritage. To broaden engagement, organizers leverage social media campaigns on Douyin and Xiaohongshu, while partnerships with influencers and cultural ambassadors amplify visibility. By merging Hanfu culture with commercial incentives, the festival aims to position Weifang as a hub for heritage innovation, fostering sustainable urban development through creative cultural consumption.

01 Hanfu in Suriname Wearing of Hanfu has been popular abroad for some time. However, in this Hanfu-themed cultural event jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Suriname and the China Silk Museum, the ambassador to Suriname personally wore Hanfu to promote Chinese Hanfu and silk culture. Hanfu has become an important business card in international cultural exchanges, and its influence continues to expand, reaching out to the world. On the evening of April 30, the Chinese Embassy in Suriname held this Hanfu-themed cultural event, which attracted more than 400 participants, including Surinamese political figures, diplomats from various countries, media and representatives from the overseas Chinese community. Chinese Ambassador to Suriname Han Jing wore Ming-style Hanfu to welcome guests, and in his speech, he emphasized that silk and Hanfu are iconic cultural symbols of Chinese civilization. As representatives of outstanding craftsmanship, silk and Hanfu reflect the prosperity and harmony of ancient China, as well as the unremitting pursuit of a better life by the Chinese nation. Ambassador Han also pointed out that silk and Hanfu represent not only China, but also Suriname and the whole world. The Chinese who settled in Suriname 170 years ago have inherited Chinese culture from…

The first Chinese National Costume Exhibition and Sichuan-Langzhong Hanfu Festival were successfully held in the ancient city of Langzhong, leaving wonderful memories of Hanfu in this thousand-year-old city! With Hanfu as the theme and intangible cultural heritage as the core, this event contains more than 40 activities such as costume square show of each dynasty, traditional etiquette display, thematic cultural activities, intangible cultural heritage seminar, hanfu design competition launching ceremony, hanfu wedding, hanfu matchmaking conference; Hanfu Culture Week initiator and famous lyricist Fang Wenshan visited the event and gave a speech. The Sichuan-Langzhong Hanfu Festival attracted tens of thousands of hanfu culture enthusiasts and tourists from all over the country, enhancing the cultural tourism awareness of Langzhong and injecting new vitality into the cultural tourism industry of Langzhong. Langzhong Hanfu Festival is an event aimed at promoting traditional Chinese culture and passing on Hanfu culture. As an event held by the creative team of Hanfu Culture Week advocated by Fang Wenshan, it has been successfully held for several sessions and attracted a large number of participants and followers. It has led to the inheritance and development of hanfu culture. As a hanfu-themed event, Langzhong Hanfu Festival inherits and develops hanfu…

On the afternoon of February 17, 2023, local time in Venice, the Venice Carnival Hanfu Parade was held in St. Marks Square. This event was organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of the Suzhou Municipal People Government, the Suzhou Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Festival Department of the City of Venice, the Confucius Institute of the University of Venice, and the Venice Carnival Organizing Committee, and hosted by the Suzhou Silk Museum. In the midst of the continuing atmosphere of the Venice Carnival, the models recruited by the Confucius Institute of the University of Venice, dressed in different styles of hanfu, walked through the streets of the city and arrived at St. Mark's Square, attracting the attention of citizens and tourists alike along the way. In St. Mark's Square, the "Hanfu Parade" became the focus of the day, with tourists and Venetians from all over the world enjoying it, taking pictures, and sharing them. The elegant shape of Han Dynasty costumes, the richness and beauty of Tang Dynasty costumes, the simplicity and grace of Song Dynasty costumes, the dignity and splendor of Ming Dynasty costumes, from the Silk Road to the aesthetics of Su-style life, Suzhou and Venice met once…

On April 20, 2022 UN Chinese Language Day launched a Special Program "China Chic", features a modern take on traditional Chinese heritage, highlighting interactivity, innovation, and youthfulness. The event has attracted hundreds of video works from young people around the world. Among them, the important guest Francesco Pisano (Chair of The Cultural Activities Committee At UNOG) selected a work about Chinese Hanfu costume, which is about the in-depth communication between the famous Chinese actor Luo Yunxi and the Hanfu society. It shows the beauty of Chinese Hanfu and sends good wishes for it. In the video, actor Luo Yunxi shares his experience of wearing Hanfu: "Wearing Hanfu has nothing to do with the shape of your body, just bring your own unique energy to it." Afterward, Luo Yunxi talked to two Hanfu lovers. Zhang Junwei shared the history of Hanfu and some features of Hanfu costumes. "The full name of Hanfu is the traditional costume of the Han nationality, different dynasties have different Hanfu." "The middle seam (in hanfu) has a special meaning, 'When a gentleman is born in the world, he should be honest and impartial.'." Zhang Junwei said. During the conversation with Hanfu enthusiast Lü Xiaowei, she shared…

The 19th ChinaJoy will be held in Shanghai New International Expo Center from July 30 to August 2, 2021, and the 2nd Luochang Huafu · Shang (洛裳华服·赏) will be held at the same time as ChinaJoy in 2021. This year's Luochang Huafu · Shang will launch a new event, Luochang Huafu New Talent Competition, which will present a visual feast of Chinese aesthetics through various aspects such as form, grooming, talent and etiquette. It is hoped that through the advantages of the exhibition, more people can understand and accept the diversified Chinese costume culture, and arouse more people's interest and love for Chinese costumes. Watch Luochang Huafu · Shang and enjoy the Chinese charm! As people in today's society pay more attention to traditional Chinese civilization, traditional costumes are gradually coming into the limelight, and the costumes of the Song dynasty are loved for their rich shapes and slim characteristics. Of course, not only the Song Dynasty, but also the costumes of all dynasties have been respected and loved in today's society, and they have a unified name - Hanfu. In recent years, the popularity of Hanfu has been increasing day by day, and wearing Hanfu has become a trend.…

The 9th annual Xitang hanfu culture week is coming up in a couple of months. Every year, it is held from the first of November for four days straight. The xitang hanfu festival is one of the biggest events of the year for hanfu enthusiasts. This festival is held in Xitang water town, Jiaxing, Zhejiang where there are ancient sights and sceneries. The town itself is like an ancient town. A remarkable feature is the long river in the middle where people ride ancient looking boats wearing hanfu. The Xitang hanfu festival is a place where all attendees can show off their beautiful hanfu. At the festival, there are many fun things to do and see. There are parades, carnival, hanfu shopping, archery exhibitions, fashion runaway, and more. There is also an event where exquisite ancient looking floats float down the river while the people inside wave. Those people also wear hanfu and have different themes. There is also a ton of shopping there. Stores sell hanfu and accessories for the event. This is also the place to make some friends with the same interests. Through this festival, you can be transported back to ancient times.

The dragon boat festival (端午节) will occur on the 14th of next month. The dragon boat festival is also called the double fifth festival (五月节）because it is held on the fifth day of the fifth month in the traditional Chinese calendar. Yet another name of the festival is Tuen Ng. This holiday is celebrated to commemorate the death of Qu yuan, an advisor in the court in the Chu dynasty. He lived during the warring states period. Legend has it that he killed himself in the Miluo river in Hunan province and became a spirit in the water. For many years, his supporters threw rice into the water to feed him but was always taken by the water dragon instead. For many years later, Qu yuan couldn't take it and came back to tell the people to wrap the rice leaves so the dragon couldn’t eat it. The rice wrapped in leaves became known as zongzi 粽子. Today, people celebrate by eating zongzi, drinking xionghuangjiu 雄黄酒, watching dragon boat races, eating with family, and hanging calamus and wormwood to ward off evil. Dragon boats are long boats with the head of a dragon and scales on its sides. These boats…Original link