"Embroidered clothes shine in late spring, and golden peacocks and silver unicorns bloom." In April, the grass grows and orioles fly. On the Jade Emperor Mountain Road, skirts flutter, and laughter and laughter are connected. Hanfu enthusiasts appeared at the 2024 "National Silk Hanfu Festival" wearing all kinds of gorgeous Hanfu. Some were solemn and elegant, or some were fresh and graceful. Hanfu once again "broken the circle" and started a craze.
Live footage of the 2024 "National Silk and Hanfu Festival" (Photo source: Hangzhou.com)
In recent years, a large number of Song Dynasty-themed costume dramas have been popular, attracting widespread attention and discussion at home and abroad, and also successfully The Hanfu made in the Song Dynasty was "planted" and a veritable "Song Dynasty style" was created. As the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty and a representative of Song Yun culture, Hangzhou is an excellent choice to explore the beauty of Song Yun costumes. In ancient times, Hangzhou enjoyed the reputation of "Silk City". The poem "Silk sleeves and weaving damasks praise the persimmon stems, green flags sell wine while pear blossoms" expresses the high level of silk in Hangzhou. The prosperity of the silk industry further promoted the development of embroidery technology. As an intangible cultural heritage of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou embroidery reached its peak during the Southern Song Dynasty and was widely spread in the court. Nearly a thousand years have passed, and Hangzhou embroidery has been passed down from generation to generation, always weaving the beauty of Hangzhou clothing in the rhyme of the Song Dynasty with the highest level of Jiangnan embroidery.
Nowadays, Hangzhou actively inherits and promotes Song Yun culture, constantly upgrades new Song Yun cultural tourism experiences, and immerses the exquisiteness of Song Yun costumes into a reality. Stepping into Cheonghabang historical and cultural district, you can easily realize your dream of dressing up; stepping into Deoksugung Palace, in front of the red wall, you seem to have a glimpse of the clouds and moon from a thousand years ago. Looking at the city of Hangzhou, from the West Lake to the canal bank, from Wangxian Pavilion to the Drum Tower and the Imperial Street of the Southern Song Dynasty, it is not uncommon to see people wearing Hanfu made in the Song Dynasty, infiltrating the Song Dynasty charm more deeply into the urban texture.
The culture of the Chinese nation has evolved over thousands of years and reached its peak in the Zhao and Song Dynasties. As a peak of Chinese civilization, Song Dynasty culture has broad and profound connotations, which are also reflected in the rich and colorful folk festivals. The Flower Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. Regarding its origin, people often mention the steamed flower cakes made by Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, the Huachao Festival was "revised" in the Song Dynasty and became the "true fruit" of the festival. Wu Zimu wrote in "Mengliang Lu": "The 15th day of February is the Hua Chao Festival. According to the custom in Zhejiang, it is the beginning of spring." In Zhejiang during the Song Dynasty, people celebrated the Hua Chao Festival on the 15th day of the second lunar month. Hangzhou at that time, Flower Chao FestivalThere are rich and colorful folk activities. Most people go out to enjoy the exotic flowers and trees, burn incense and worship Buddha.
The "Twelve Flower Gods" cruise along the river in ancient rhyme flower boats (Photo source: Released by Hangzhou)
Today, the "Song rhyme" of the Flower Chao Festival is still shining brightly in Hangzhou. On March 24, which is the 25th day of the second lunar month, the "Twelve Flower Gods" came to Xixi, Hangzhou to celebrate the Flower Festival with nearly 200 colleagues wearing Hanfu. Tourists enjoy the spring scenery, fly flowers, go boating on the stream, experience the customs of the Flower Festival in depth, share the romance of spring, and taste the culture of Song Dynasty.
The spring breeze has greened the south bank of the river, and it is time to embark on a new journey. Wear a suit of Hanfu, invite a few friends, and explore the Song Dynasty's legacy among the green mountains and green waters of Hangzhou, in the pavilions, streets and alleys.
