#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #July2023 | #ForbiddenCityDairies -The Palace Museum #ForbiddenCity Collections of Chinese intangible cultural heritage.  Collection 20th   to 20th July 2023…

On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of Chinawas officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages.

 The multilingual website of the Palace Museum is committed to establishing an international website that is concise, clear, easy to use for overseas audiences, and fits the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, including tour guides, information, panoramic tours, online exhibitions, collection appreciation, cultural topics, etc. Rich immersive content describing of the most detail collection that housed within the Forbidden city collection… . 

In the Qing Dynasty, gold-plated copper dots emerald inlaid with jewelry and the word Tianhua; in Qing Dynasty, gold-plated jewelry with two dragon knots. Tin flowers are the main decoration on the tin, and the number of tin flowers is one of the factors that determine the grade of the tin. Tin flowers come in a variety of shapes, and depending on their location, they are called knots, face hairpins, green strips, tin tails, head faces, etc. Gold-plated copper dot emerald jewels inlaid with the word “囍” is a set of thirteen pieces, with gold-plated copper dot emerald as the base, and a bead embedded in the character “囍” made of red coral rice beads. Judging from the decorative theme, this tin is made for a big wedding. Another piece of gold inlaid jewelry is a two-dragon knot, in the shape of two dragons playing with gold silk. The center of the fire bead is inlaid with a large ruby, surrounded by green and auspicious clouds. The pendant is made of pearls threaded into eleven strings of tassels, and the corners of the pendant are red sapphires. This kind of decorative knot has the highest standard and is exclusively used by empress dowagers and empresses.

Qing Daoguang, silver-plated hairpin with gold-plated emerald dots inlaid with gemstones, and Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, silver-plated hairpin with gold-plated gemstones and fake beads and phoenix pattern. In the jewelry of concubines, there are a large number of hairpins of various types, and although they have different themes, they all have auspicious meanings. The number of pearls and the types of gemstones on these jewelry reflect the rank and status of the jewelry owner. Three pieces of silver – plated emerald “囍” character hairpins, with pearls inlaid on the center “囍” character, “囍” character above and below…

In the Qing Dynasty, the golden chiseled word butterfly pattern is flat and square. Bianfang is a unique headdress for Manchu noblewomen in the Qing Dynasty, and it is also a bracket used for dressing up the “two heads”. It has a similar function to the long hairpin used by Han women. This flat square is made of gold, chiseled with sesame seeds as the ground, with a circle of flowers and grass patterns chiseled on the frame, six dancing butterflies and five “囍” characters chiseled inside the frame, and a bat chiseled on the head, implying the double arrival of happiness and happiness. It is a special decoration for the queen’s wedding…

Clear, silver-plated dots emerald beads tassels. Tassels usually refer to drooping tassels, threaded by silk threads, feathers or beads, used on clothes or hair ornaments, also known as step shakes. This tassel is composed of silver-plated dot emerald poles and three strings of pearls. The red coral is embellished with seven “囍” characters, and the pendant corners are three rubies. The head of the pole and the knot in the middle are dotted emerald chiseled bats and money patterns, which means “blessings come to you”. This tassel should be used for the queen’s wedding. Every auspicious festival in the palace, concubines have to wear such ornaments.

Qing Guangxu, stone blue silk embroidered with eight groups of magpies, plums, coral beads and Chinese characters, with water and auspicious clothing materials. The queen’s dowry includes all kinds of ready-made clothes and materials for the four seasons, all of which are woven by Jiangnan Sanzhi, which is prepared in advance several years before the emperor’s wedding ceremony. The pattern of the fabric has always been drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, and the artist draws a sample draft. After the emperor approves, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sends it to Sanzhizao for purchase. The wedding patterns woven for the royal family are all traditional patterns that are related to marriage customs in the palace and contain auspicious meanings, such as Fulu Bandai, Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Good Fortune, etc. The seawater river cliff pattern of this gown is embroidered with a magpie and a plum pattern on the upper part, and decorated with red coral and rice beads to form the character “囍”. The purpose is very clear.

Qing Guangxu, bright yellow silk embroidered with eight groups of magpies, plums, coral beads and 囍 characters, with Shui Jifu gowns. This gown is embroidered with bright yellow silk, with eight embroidered plum blossoms in full bloom, four magpies jumping on the branches, and red coral rice beads in the middle to form the character “囍”, with distinct layers and echoing up and down. Bright yellow is the imperial color exclusively used by the royal family. The magpie and plum blossoms imply happy brows, and the word “囍” pressed on the top implies happiness on top of happiness, highlighting the joy and peace of the emperor’s wedding. Plum blossoms have strong cold resistance, and they can brave the severe cold and bloom alone in the middle of winter when all the flowers are withered. Emperor Guangxu’s wedding coincided with the midwinter when plum blossoms were in full bloom, and such patterns added a festive atmosphere to the wedding..

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#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #July2023 | #ForbiddenCityDairies -The multilingual International website of the Palace Museum is officially launched Reinvented with immersive educational interactive enrichments..

On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of China was officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages. The multilingual website of the Palace Museum is committed to establishing an international website that is concise, clear, easy to use for overseas audiences, and fits the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, including tour guides, information, panoramic tours, online exhibitions, collection appreciation, cultural topics, etc. Rich immersive content. 

Images and visuals are from – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..

#漢服 #HanFu #HanTraditionalClothing |#尘缘 #DivineDesinty |#HowToWearHanfu #FashionLookBook #July2023 | the look of #杨颖 #YangYing #YuenWing #Angelababy #张殷殷 #ZhangYinyin the senior sister of the Xixuan sect…

“尘缘 Divine Density ” is directed by Zheng Weiwen , co-directed by Liu Chongchong , starring Angelababy and Ma Tianyu , starring Xuan Lu and Wang Zhuocheng , Ding Qiao , Xu Lin , Hu Wenzhe , Wang Ruizi , Zhang Song , Liu Xiangjing , Gao Liang , Zhang Beibei , Wang Haixiang , He Jianze , Mengqin , Li Yuyang starred, Zhang Guoqiang , Zheng Xiyi special starred, Zhu Yongteng , Li Yanan special starred, Liu Qiaofang , Hai Yitian starred in a costume drama .       The play will be broadcast on iQiyi on July 2, 2023 .

This play is adapted from the novel of the same name by Yan Yu Jiangnan, “Dust Fate”. It tells the story of Zhang Yinyin, a bright and unrestrained elder sister of the Xixuan School, who goes down the mountain and “abducts” Ji Ruochen, a counterfeit immortal who wants to cultivate immortals, and wants to take him to start cultivating immortals . However, the defense was broken because the other party snatched the top spot on the Qingyun list. The two started the story of falling in love with each other, turning into foxes for love, deep in sadomasochistic love, and finally joined hands to save the common people of the world.

Synopsis

Orphan Ji Ruochen was mistaken for the inheritor of the immortal world because he mistakenly wore a bluestone that contained immortal power, and was finally accepted as a closed disciple by Ziwei, the head of the Xixuan School. On Xixuan Mountain, after unremitting efforts, Ji Ruochen quickly took on the important task of rebuilding the world of cultivating immortals. After the Xixuan School passed the university entrance examination, Gu Qing gradually developed a crush on Ji Ruochen because of Fang Qingshi, and the two soon fell in love. This makes Zhang Yinyin, the junior sister who has always had a crush on Ji Ruochen, heartbroken. In a rage, she worships Tianhu as her teacher, and wants to learn Tianhu art to win back her love. After learning that the Lord of the Nine Nethers caused disasters to the Zhongwu Kingdom, Ji Ruochen and Zhang Yinyin were ordered by their teachers to go down the mountain to save the common people. On the way, Ji Ruochen was trapped in Luo Ranshan because of rescuing Qingyi. Fortunately, Gu Qing gave up his life to save him from danger. After this battle, his childhood sweetheart finally lost to love at first sight. Soon, Luo Feng, the owner of Qingshi, joined forces with the Lord of Jiuyou to harm Ji Ruochen in order to avenge his love. In the end, Ji Ruochen united forces from all factions, defeated Luo Feng and sealed the Lord of Nine Serenity. While benefiting the people of one side, it also brought long-term peace for Zhongwu Kingdom…

[ Zhang Yinyin ]  played by杨颖 Angela –Yang Ying Yuen Wing , the bright and flamboyant senior sister of the Xixuan sect, Disciple of Daodezong, Zhang Jingxiao’s daughter, and Ji Ruochen’s childhood sweetheart, have paid for him several times. In the end, there was a child beside Ji Ruochen.

楊穎 Angelababy (Yang Ying -Yuen Wing ), born in Shanghai on February 28, 1989 (one said it is Hong Kong  SAR, China, People’s Republic of China )  , is a Chinese film and television actress and fashion model.

In 2003, Angelababy debuted as a model. Since then, she has emerged in Hong Kong as a fashion model. In 2007, he began to shift his focus to the big screen. In 2011, she acted as the heroine for the first time in the romance film “Summer Joy ”   . In 2012, won the Most Watched Actress Award at the 13th Chinese Film Media Awards with the romance film “The First Time ” . In 2013, she and three other female artists were selected as the new “Four Little Stars “by” Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly ” ; in the same year, she also completed her screen debut ” The Song of Love in the Cloud “. 

In 2014, she began to win widespread attention with the reality show ” Run, Brother ” ; in the same year, she also won the Most Popular Actress Award at the 21st Beijing College Student Film Festival  for her role in the costume film ” Di Renjie: The Dragon King of God “. In 2015, the box office of the adventure film ” Ghost Blowing the Lantern: Finding the Dragon ” starring her exceeded 1.6 billion yuan, and she also won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 33rd Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards for this film  . In 2017, the costume drama “A Lonely Beauty Don’t Admire Itself” starring in it won the national ratings champion of TV dramas at the same time . In 2020, she starred in the romance film ” Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow ” ; in the same year, she was included in the Forbes China Celebrity List for the eighth time and ranked 16th……    

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#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #June2023 | #ForbiddenCityDairies the #端午节 #DragonBoatFestival….. #AGallery

Thursday, 22nd June 2023- Dragon Boat Festival 2023…. in which celebrates offering of Dragon boat racing, consumption of realgar wine and zongzi..

“also known as Tuen Ng, falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, a Chinese poet and minister known for his patriotism and contributions to classical poetry and who eventually became a national hero.”

Though heartbroken to see his country being intruded, Qu Yuan never abandoned his faith and country. On May 5th(in Chinese lunar calendar), after writing down his last poem, Qu Yuan drowned himself in Miluo River(a branch of Yangtze River) as a gesture of dying along with his beloved motherland.

Why is it called Duan Wu Jie? The Dragon Boat Festival is called Duan wu Jie (端午节) in Mandarin Chinese. Duan (端) means ‘start’, while wu (午) means ‘noon’, but also ‘the fifth solar month’ in the traditional Chinese calendar (approximately June 6 – July 6), centered around the summer solstice. ‘The month of noon’ marks the middle of summer.

Where did dragon boats originate? Southern central China The use of dragon boats for racing is believed to have originated in southern central China more than 2500 years ago, in Dongting Lake and along the banks of the Chang Jiang (now called the Yangtze river).

“Crossing the waves stands out from the crowd, jumping the waves to be the first to retreat.” Dragon boat racing is a traditional folk activity of 端午节 in China. It contains the national spirit of hard work, enterprising and positive, and inherits unity and courage to move forward. national genes. The dragon boat culture has lasted for thousands of years, carrying the rich humanistic emotions of the Chinese nation, and leading us to “row” towards a better life.

How old is the Dragon Boat Festival?  2,000 years…….The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a history of more than 2,000 years, and is believed to have originated during the Warring States period.

What do Dragon Boat Festival people eat during the festival? For Dragon Boat Festival the Chinese usually eat zongzi (rice dumpling) and various other foods below, depending on the region.

Zongzi — Sticky Rice Dumplings. Zongzi. …

Dagao — Glutinous Rice Cake. Dagao. …

Mianshanzi. Mianshanzi. …

Fried Cake (Jiandui) Fried Cake (Jiandui) …

Eel. …

Thin Pancakes. …

Eggs Steamed with Tea. …

Egg with Garlic.

Yunxia is unpredictable, and the Forbidden City is full of weather. During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, enjoy the auspicious clouds and the infinite sunset together…

端午安康 “Zong” has a light-year road to explore, and it has to ride the wind and waves to reach it! Rabbit Xingxing wishes everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival !

Images and visuals are from – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..

#漢服 #HanFu #HanTraditionalClothing | #June2023 #正好遇见你 #HiProducer | Episode One – bringing Chinese cultural Inheritance of an intangible cultural heritage into Innovative educational resurgences story telling historical multiple level layers emotional form…

正好遇见你 #HiProducer  is an intangible cultural heritage urban drama directed by Gao Han , starring Guo Xiaodong , Zhang Nan , Li Xiaoran , Zhang Bo , Zheng Kai , Sun Yihan , Niu Zifan , Sheng Langxi , and Wu Qianyu  .

The series tells the story of a variety show team with literary director Yu Zazao and young cultural relics expert Tao Tang as the core, working together to launch a cultural TV program in order to show the beauty of Chinese civilization. The series covers 35 episodes in which is produce by Huanyu Film and Television in collaboration streaming with iQyi and Tencent Video ….. Majority of the Production is done in Suzhou for its modern setting among with the Chinese Cultural Traditional Heritages recreation is done at Hengdian, Subo studios…

Behind the Scenes of the production shooting process….  During the filming, the crew was allowed to enter the Suzhou Museum for on-site shooting, but in order to protect cultural relics, most of the cultural relics appearing in the play are imitation props. In the early stage of filming, the drama team found historians of relevant cultural relics, searched a large number of documents to repeatedly compare the status and details of real cultural relics, and invited professional relics masters to copy them, so as to achieve the effect of false ones. The biggest one is the filigree inlay technology, which represents the highest level of imperial crafts. When making the Jin Ou Yonggu Cup props in the filigree inlay unit, the drama crew carried out a one-to-one replica in strict accordance with historical data, which took a full two months…

Main Cast

Guo Xiao Dong as Liao Muyun

Zhang Nan as Yu Zaizao

Li Xiao Ran as Wang Xining

Jaco Zhang Bo as Tao Tang

Zheng Kai as Gu Shiyong

Annie Sun Yi Han as Yuan Jiaying

Niu Zi Fan as Xie Yao

Joy Sheng Lang Xi as Shu Rong

Karena Ng as Zhuang Yiyi

Li De Long as A Xun

Synopsis Gu Shiyong, CEO of Palace Culture Film and Television Production Company, is determined to create a new large-scale cultural variety show “Inheritance”. He strongly invites Tao Tang, a young cultural relic expert, Mu Zongyun, a well-known director, and Wang Xining, a senior host. However, just when the program was ready to start, the young female director Yu Zazao suddenly parachuted into the company and joined the program group, disrupting the overall plan of the program and being strongly rejected by everyone. Surprisingly, Yu Zazao is calm and witty, dares to break the rules, and has inexhaustible inspiration like a genius. With her help, the originally scattered production team became unprecedentedly cohesive. Everyone worked together, starting from the historical relics of the Forbidden City, devoted themselves to excavating the core memory of the nation, promoting historical and traditional culture, and solving the problem of non-genetic inheritance. In the end, “Inheritance” stood out from many homogeneous programs and became a great success. Yu Zazao also successfully healed his soul and gained a complete friendship and career..

Episode 1

Gu Shiyong, CEO of Heming Zhongrun Film and Television Company, is determined to create a large-scale cultural variety show “Inheritance” that promotes traditional Chinese culture. He strongly invites young cultural relics expert Tao Tang and well-known director Mu Zongyun to participate. Tao Tang is personable and modest Youli, who accidentally became popular on the Internet and became a well-known male god-level cultural relic expert, but he himself is very disgusted with the creation tendency of “over-entertainment of historical cultural relics”. Although he accepted the invitation of his friend Gu Shiyong to become a program consultant, Stay on the sidelines for the show. Mu Zongyun has profound artistic attainments, has his own unique vision and aesthetics, and does not easily compromise for the world. In order to recruit talents, the three immediately started the recruitment of program directors. The talent Yu Zazao, who was specially introduced by Gu’s father, participated in the application together with many interviewers. Gu Shiyong was very disgusted with the behavior of “going through the back door” and did not intend to hire him. Unexpectedly, Yu Zaizao has outstanding professional ability, excellent on-the-spot response, and experience in working at the grassroots level. His outstanding performance left the interviewers speechless. Although Gu Shiyong still has a bad impression of Yu Zaizao, he also Unwilling to lose a talent, he had no choice but to take Yu Zazao under his command temporarily.

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