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The Popular Bun Types of Chinese Women

Dec 6, 2012

From the end of the Guangxu Period till the beginning of Republic of China (1908 – 1912),the popular bun types of Chinese women included luoji(spiral bun), baoji(pack bun), lianhuanji(interlinking bun), chaotianji(skyward bun), ...

Tags: women's hairstyle, evolvement, bun, qian liuhai

Yisao and Yimei Could Be Distinguished According to Their Hairstylein Fuzhou

Dec 6, 2012

In early times in Fuzhou, South China, yisao and yimei (married woman and unmarried woman) could be distinguished from each other according to their hairstyle. In the period after the Qing Dynasty and at the beginning of the Republic of ...

Tags: hairstyle, yisao, apparel

A Custom to Wear Clogs in Wenchang

Dec 6, 2012

In Wenchang County of Hainan Province in southern China, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, there has always been a custom to wear clogs. Although the clogs are in the danger of being gradually eliminated, to be replaced by cloth ...

Tags: clogs, shoes of wooden treads, centuries-old history

Cap in Ancient China

Dec 6, 2012

Cap was invented long ago in China. For example, in Chinese idioms, there are "Yi Guan Chu Chu" (neatly dressed both in clothes and in cap), and "Guan Mian Tang Huang (elegant and stately in dressing)", and so on. The "Guan" and "Mian" here ...

Tags: cap, code of wearing caps, national features

Chinese-Style Embroidered Shoes

Dec 6, 2012

In the shoe family, Chinese-style embroidered shoes, which have been deemed as a perfect combination of the shoe culture and the art of embroidery, are a 100-percent handicraft creation by Chinese people. Deeply rooted in Chinese culture, ...

Tags: Chinese-style embroidered shoes, art of embroidery

Hui'an Women:Who Are Best Known for Their Unique Clothing

Dec 6, 2012

Hui'an, a seaside county on the coast of Huidong Peninsula in Quanzhou of Fujian province, is home to a special group of people—Hui'an Women, who are best known for their unique clothing. Originated from the Minyue culture, Hui'an ...

Tags: unique clothing, central plain and sea cultures, unique adornment

The Introduction of Ornaments in The Jin Dynasty

Dec 6, 2012

Unearthed from Tomb No. 1 and No. 2 of Fangshen, Beipiao, Liaoning Province there are ornaments in the Jin Dynasty such as gold earrings, gold beads, gold rings, gold thimbles etc. The earrings are 2.7cm in diameter and the beads is 1.2cm ...

Tags: Ornaments, Jin Dynasty, gold earrings, gold beads, gold rings, old thimbles

Forelock Style Was The Quite Important Part of Ancient Chinese Women

Dec 6, 2012

In ancient China, women would pay no less attention to their forelock and earlock than they would pay to other parts of the body. Instead, a forelock style was the quite important part of their make-up, with different styles in different ...

Tags: forelock styles, hair, custom

The Introduction of Silver Ornaments of The Dai Ethnic Group

Dec 6, 2012

Silver made,2,180g.(Dai Nationality,in Dehong prefecture in Yunnan Provine).Used as an adornment for brides.Hand made by folk artists.Adopts such main techniques as chisel carving,engraving and plating etc.

Tags: Silver Ornaments, Silver made, Ornaments

Hairy Monkeys Is a Folk Handicraft Unique to Beijing

Dec 6, 2012

Originated in Daoguang Period of the Qing Dynasty, the making of hairy monkeys, otherwise known as "Chinese Cicada Slough", is a folk handicraft unique to Beijing. Legend has it that one day, a salesclerk of a drug store in Beijing was ...

Tags: artworks, folk arts, handicraft, hairy monkeys

National Minorities Excel in These Crafts:on Clothings

Dec 6, 2012

The women of the national minorities excel in these crafts.Pringting and dyeing in either monochrome paper matrix printing or color-process block printing are two different methods.In Za Ran(tie-dyeing),sewn and folded designs are immersed ...

Tags: Clothings, Brocade, colored silk, cotton threads

The Russ Ethnic Minority Descends From Russian Immigrates to China During The 18th Century

Dec 6, 2012

The Russ ethnic minority descends from Russian immigrates to China during the 18th century. Most live in Ili, Tacheng, Altay and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region whilst a few live in the Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolian ...

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According to History,People Began to Use Raincoats Way Back in The Zhou Dynasty

Dec 6, 2012

According to historical documents, people began to use raincoats way back in the Zhou Dynasty. The earliest forms of Chinese raincoats were made of straw and they were called "straw rain capes" or "coir rain capes". Originally, rain ...

Tags: raincoats, straw rain cape, apparel

Modern Women's 'flowerpieces' Were Created by Shang Guan Shi

Dec 6, 2012

Modern women's "flowerpieces", the beauty spots worn to cover freckles and facial blemishes, were created by Shang Guan Shi, a supervisor of palace women in the Tang Dynasty. Before the year of Dali (766-780), the wives of government ...

Tags: Ancient Cosmetic, Tang Dynasty, Wearing Beauty Spots

Sang Liangshu Created a Unique Paper-Cut Art

Dec 6, 2012

Sang Liangshu was once a typical Chinese housewife. That was before being inspired by her family's intense interest in art. She created a unique paper-cut art, which she called "Xiao Sang Paper-cut." Her style of paper-cut preserves ...

Tags: paper-cut, artworks, folk arts, handicraft