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#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #September2020 |#中秋节 #玉兔#JadeRabbit #MidAutumnFestival How does the #ForbiddenCityMuseum Celebrates the festival in its present and past traditionally…

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In this year’s 2020, the second decade from the turn of the century in Beijing the Capital of China also the People’s Republic of China, in which is also the year of the rat, marking its six hundred years anniversary of the Forbidden city that marks the transitional point of in between the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644) transitionally from Nanjing to Beijing towards the Qing Dynasty (1636-1644-1911) …. The Imperial Palace seen so many countless seasonally transitional equinoxes but further its six hundred years is iconic, but it’s five hundred ninety nine years it marks it Autumn Equinox…. In which it only took twelve years to build the same of the Daming Palace of The Tang Dynasty Xian Imperial Capital only it was least twenty times larger……

How does the Forbidden City worship the moon?  In which this year of the Rat on 1st October 2020 it’s the Mid-Autumn festival in which on the Same Day it’s the National Day of the China- People’s Republic of China …… On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was sky full, and the entire Forbidden City was bathed in clear moonlight. In the palace to worship the month, it is also called the monthly payment. The Shengping Department needs someone to “recite the fast” before the monthly payment, that is, to recite the prayer. The monthly payment lasts about half an hour, and the confession must be set up in accordance with the “auspicious position” provided by the Qin Tianjian. The “Moonlight God Code” must be placed in the center of the confession. In addition, colourful painted moon cakes, seasonal fruits, incense burners, tea, wine, etc. must be placed. It highlights the meaning of ripe fruit and good grain harvest in more than half a year. In addition to the moonlight god code, there is also a clay sculpture jade rabbit statue for children to worship. The jade rabbit no longer looks like pounding medicine, but is made into a human shape and wears a crown. This clay sculpture jade rabbit is respected by people as the “Year Rabbit

紫禁城如何祭月？……..中秋晚上皓月当空，整个紫禁城沐浴在清色的月光下。宫内祭月，又称为月供，昇平署需有人在月供前“念斋意”，即诵念祷文。月供时长约在半个小时，要按照钦天监提供的“吉位”摆设供案。供案正中要摆“月光神码”，此外还要摆放彩画圆光月饼、时令鲜果、香炉、茶、酒等。突出了一年过半瓜果成熟、粮食丰收的寓意。祭月除用月光神码外，还有一种给儿童祭拜用的泥塑玉兔像。玉兔不再是捣药的样子，而是做成人形，还要穿戴衣冠，这种泥塑玉兔被人们尊称为“兔儿爷…

Imagines credit are of the Forbidden city –Imperial Palace –Beijing – China- People’s Republic of China

#QIPAO #旗袍 #Cheongsam | #YiMingOriental #HongKong fashion show 2018 Featuring #GraceChoi Celebrating -HK Day –Night -X Disney Mickey 90 limited for the Spring 2019 collection ..

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Founder -Designer Grace Choi is wearing her Disney collaboration Mickey90 Qipao collection that’s among her featured spring collection

In Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, Yi Ming-Oriental recently located in a new store towards 50A Tung Street, Sheung Wan new store in Sheung Wan in which is located in between Central and Western District…   In which Yi Ming- Grace Choi has always been very innovative in modern re-engineering re innovating artistically Qipao Cheongsam Dresses…

In her recent collection in which was featured in In which her recently new Digital printed Qipao-Cheongsam collection features one of her current collection featuring thematic of Hong Kong also Oriental Chinese culture, in which Grace Choi-Yi Ming Oriental collection in which feature digitally printed Contemporary Art from Leonlollipop Mosaic Art works recently launching that collection on 13th September 2018,  at the House of Blue in which  has been awarded as UNSECO Heritage building recently this year…

 

Elegant striking Grace Choi’s Yi Ming Oriental red lacy dress..

In which her newly acquired collection that set to be soon to be release on spring Collection 2019…  That features Yi Ming X Disney Mickey 90 year limited edition collection, also Yi- Ming Hong Kong Day and Night collection.. In which she has been working tremendously hard in bring her 2019 collection for the 20th November 2018, in which shown at the Fleur Pavila, ground floor of the Cosco Tower at 183 Queen’s Road Central… in the event started in between 1730 towards 2000 hours Hong Kong time… with a great vibrant reception towards Grace Choi’s and her team hard work..

The collection was inspired by the ninetieth birthday recently of Mickey Mouse recently in which Disneyland Hong Kong have been celebrating dancing around the iconic streets scenes of Hong Kong, in with his fellow’s people around … among the collection its theme at family with the collection evolving into children’s wear, also menswear with the same theme on printed crafted onto the Men’s Cheongsam’s Jacket….

Grace Choi’s Yi Ming Oriental’s featured spring collection 2019 – featuring iconic Hong Kong elementally themes Day and Night collection in which features Mahjong, neonic landscape signage, egg tarts, The Victoria Harbour in which are visually interpreted

The collection  is also Grace Choi’s Yi Ming Oriental’s  featured spring collection  2019 in featuring iconic Hong Kong elementally themes Day and Night collection in which features Mahjong, neonic landscape signage, egg tarts,  The Victoria Harbour in which are visually interpreted through the digitally printed fabrics,  that sparks of memorable- Remembering timeless moments of living in Hong Kong…. Through Qipao-Cheongsam Dress and coats, jackets and separated skirts, also with Qipao tops…

#漢服 #Hanfu | 摄影师小欣欣- Photographer Shinsengumi – An Elegant Hanfu dress with a pink spring blossom look – A Gallery

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chest jacket skirt @ Huazi instrument reward Chinese clothing  | 齐胸襦裙@华姿仪赏汉服
Bei sub @ Jin Kun Kee | 褙子@锦鲲记

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#Qipao #Cheongsam 旗袍 |上海- 中國 #Shanghai – Hongsheng zhu Han Yi (瀚艺) – The Grand Master Qipao Tailor….

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Grand Master Qipao Shanghai Tailor- Hongsheng zhu of Han Yi (瀚艺)  is one of the Qipao-Cheongsam masters also he founded one of the oldest Qipao Shanghai stores , in his nineties years old he still practices his art of making crafting, teaching tailoring Qipao-cheongsam since he was an accredited famously back in 1933 Shanghai  when he started to tailored the most difficult craftsmanship of tailoring the lacy Qipao in which needle working was highly detail,  in which earn him more than the tittle legend in with from those years he’s seen a lot of changes fashion wise how the industry in PROC China progressively changed in Qipao industry was almost brought to standing still till when China started to open up the market then when the resurgences of traditional Qipao fashion bloom again in China as it was retain in Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong as most of the Shanghai Master Qipao tailors restarted there Tailoring in Hong Kong .. However when China opening up with the increase consumption of traditional Chinese clothing and textiles…… His works also accredited to becoming an fashion leader as well with the ever changing times he proposed a haute couture for his Qipao collection in which have bee numerous featured in films and television..As he rested, he still continues to the day in mentoring the next Qipao master tailors within his company also outside whom he teaches..

Qipao-Cheongsam is uniquely hand crafted tailored Chinese dress to the customer’s various measurements… in which you can still have them brought of the rack in which is accustomed to the standard measurements… in which you can tell which is western influenced with the back zipped in which the Eastern traditional Chinese Tailors would have the side zipped of the Qipao dress due it interrupts the flow of the pattern work at the back of the dress..  Also it creates a continuous seamless back look…  after as the measurements are translated drafted onto the silk or the customer desired accustomed fabric of choice, from the measurements book with the associated look of the design elements with additional accessories the sexiness of Qipao lies subtlety.. Measuring, patterning, cutting, and button making are crucial, in where passion and art comes together in tailoring

 In which traditionally Qipao- Cheongsam dresses are worn for from straight forwardly every day towards after work evening wear in without having to change to another set of wardrobe dressing only to accessories for the required occasion… … in which the Qipao dress pattern silhouette is design for the lady’s figure in which accentuating the silhouette without giving away too much of what’s underneath in retaining…. its timeless classic silhouettes in which are designed to be worn every day, from work, evening,  casually  towards to the weekend… with sleek simple, elegant, sexy intelligent sophistication in which are easy to be accessorised with any pieces of clothing in your current or upcoming wardrobe…

Grand Master Qipao Shanghai Tailor- Hongsheng zhu of Han Yi (瀚艺) ,China, Shanghai Shi, Huangpu Qu, Changle Rd217-221号 邮政编码: 200000 Phone: +86 21 5404 4727

漢服 #Hanfu | Social HanFu- your introduction into more in-depth understanding Chinese Culture.. In Los Angeles …..

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Given that you’re into Qipao- Cheongsam…. Then HanFu might be your next step in understanding Chinese Oriental traditional Fashion that once was worn during before the Qing Dynasty that was established during the 15 May 1636 AD after the premature fall of the Ming Dynasty that follow during before that year until the present the Qipao has under taken it’s innovative evolution……

HanFu is term Han Dynasty style clothing… In which women wear of HanFu have taken more of an evolution than men wear…. The style of HanFu is usually comes in various layers first it’s the HanFu Chinese style lingerie in which is like a halter type Cami bodice following with a under skirt or pants for warmth given the nature of today’s activities….. Also there’s an art form in styling the associate attire with the various hair styles in which Chinese women-ladies have their hair style long also as to of men’s hair style as well too with associate hair jewelry pieces ..   in which there are many element in the HanFu in which not the clothing components, it’s the traditional everyday life asspects like the Music, arts writing, also etiquette of the way of life how that etiquette can be in which Hanfu Social, based in Los Angeles, the group provides workshops on numerous, also on HanFu Photography also other many other social gatherings events that they