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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… . 

From September 16th to November 5th, 2023, the ” 松图Charm – Special Exhibition of Rare Inscriptions and Inscriptions” jointly launched by the Palace Museum and the Chinese University of Hong Kong will be on display in the Wenhua Hall of the Palace Museum. There are a total of 65 exhibits (sets) from the Palace Museum and the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Among them, both parties each selected 20 Song rubbings and presented them to the audience. The famous Song rubbings collected by the Palace Museum include the Huayin version of the Huashan Temple Stele of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Li Qi version of the Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription of the Tang Dynasty, the Induction Stele of the Duobao Pagoda of Qianfu Temple in Xijing of the Tang Dynasty, and the Maoqin Palace version of Chunhua Pavilion in the Song Dynasty. “Ten Treasures of Beishan” collected by the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and ten “Prefaces to Orchid Pavilion” collected by Prime Minister Yousi of the Southern Song Dynasty will all be displayed in this exhibition. The exhibition is supported by the Beishantang Foundation, Longfor Group, and the Beijing Palace Museum Cultural Relics Protection Foundation. This exhibition is free to visit with Palace Museum tickets, and visitors can make real-name reservations through the “Forbidden City Museum” WeChat applet.

Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Pu, and the laurel rabbit in the moon scroll. This is a painting that is cleverly conceived and combines work and writing. The painter Jiang Pu, who was a poet during the Qianlong Dynasty, used the round shape of the moon as the outer frame of the painting to depict the quiet scenery of the Moon Palace. In the picture, the Jade Rabbit turns its head obediently and stares at the osmanthus tree. The osmanthus tree has a unique shape, with its branches naturally curved along with the round frame. The stamens of the sweet-scented osmanthus are dyed with yellow, and the bright colors not only enrich the picture, but also add warmth to the lonely moon palace.

Qing Dynasty, Li Shizhuo, with Osmanthus and Moon Rabbit. Li Shizhuo, the nephew of the painter Gao Qipei. He successively served as magistrate of the state, deputy censor of the capital, minister of Taichang Temple, etc., and was known as “Li Taichang”. His paintings of landscapes, figures, and flowers are all exquisite, with elegant brushwork and elegant colors. He once learned finger painting from Gao Qipei and was very good at using his fingers as well as his brushwork. This picture depicts a white rabbit lying among the grass, looking up at the fragrant osmanthus tree and the bright moon. Through subtle and aesthetic artistic techniques, he hinted at the beautiful and romantic legend between the Jade Rabbit, the Osmanthus Tree and the Moon Palace.

Qing, Lu Han, and Gong’e play with the moon. “Wanyue” means “watching the moon”, “appreciating the moon” and “appreciating the moon”. The moon is constantly changing in people’s eyes. As Xu Zhao of the Song Dynasty pointed out in the poem “Wan Yue”, it “is like a golden hook at first, and will be like a jade plate when it is full.” Therefore, watching the waxing and waning of the moon at night is a romantic thing, and it is also something that men, women, and children enjoy. This painting of a lady has a simple composition, depicting a young woman holding a fan in hand, leaning on a stone in the courtyard to admire the moon. The brushwork is meticulous, the colors are elegant, and the style is graceful.

On the 20 September 2023 a beautiful Beijing sunset No one is allowed to miss today’s sunset.  fall in love with the Forbidden City …..

Qing, Anonymous, Mid-Autumn Festival Jiarui Picture Scroll. This is a painting created by a Qing court painter, showing a boy and a concubine spending the Mid-Autumn Festival together. There are many characters in the whole volume, but the author combines art with life, and cleverly uses the plot and the childishness in it to condense the scattered small entertainment groups into a lively whole. At the same time, the author focused on expressing the lively and joyful emotions of children when they were playing, and combined their forms and spirits together, thus enhancing the appreciation of the painting and expressing the festive theme of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Qing, Anonymous, Mid-Autumn Festival Jiarui Picture Scroll (Part). This part shows the author’s ingenuity in creation. He painted the back screen behind the statue into an oval, and painted on it the rabbits, Guanghan Palace, osmanthus trees, etc. that people imagined the moon palace should have, thus using the oval as both the frame of the back screen and the symbol of the moon. The outline adds extra interest to the painting.

The acceptance and demand for tea drinking has enhanced the exchanges between various regions, ethnic groups, and classes in China throughout history; tea drinking utensils and tea preparation methods are becoming increasingly similar, which is a manifestation of the deepening degree of exchanges. In “One is Two”, Emperor Qianlong is dressed in Han Chinese clothing and is sitting on a couch admiring various tea sets and utensils of different dynasties and national styles; the title in the blank space is “One is two, neither is nor separation. Confucianism and Mohism But, why worry, why think?” This shows Emperor Qianlong’s profound view on the inseparable relationship between Confucianism and Mohism.

From the gathering of treasures from past dynasties to the exchange and integration of ideas and theories, the cultural essence of different time and space is presented in the paintings, which reflects the eclectic nature of Chinese civilization and is the epitome of the evolution of the pluralistic unity of the Chinese nation….

Qing, Anonymous, Mid-Autumn Festival Jiarui Picture Scroll (Part). There are various images of rabbits in this scroll, including not only rabbit statues and paintings as works of art, but also real rabbits interacting with children. In the moon palace, docile rabbits are the gods used to make longevity medicine; in real life, they are the happy playmates of children. ​​​

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

#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…

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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..

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

#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..

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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 | #June2023 #正好遇见你 #HiProducer | Episode Six to Nine – Chinese cultural Inheritance of an intangible cultural- The Shanghai cheongsam Qipao with exquisite craftsmanship to evolution from Qing Dynasty to Modern- Today’s  Post Modern Qing Dynasty Qipao..

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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 6

Yu Zaizao tried to propose to the company to make Qing Dynasty court women’s clothing, but Yuan Jiaying took the lead unexpectedly. Under the recommendation of Wang Xining, Yuan Jiaying found a master chef of Shanghai cheongsam with exquisite craftsmanship, and made a series of perfect arrangements from the evolution of qipao to cheongsam. In the museum, Tao Tang and Yuan Jiaying had a conflict of ideas. Tao Tang found that the exhibits in the exhibition hall were not only Qing Dynasty costumes. He proposed to make a special edition of Ming and Qing costumes to let the audience understand Chinese women’s costumes more comprehensively. Yuan Jiaying thought that The gowns of concubines of the Qing Dynasty are the most well-known to the public and are more conducive to overseas distribution. It is difficult for the two to agree. On the other side of the shooting scene of Group B, the cheongsam master Liu Shifu was not good at speaking, and the shooting was once deadlocked. Unable to dig out valuable stories from him, Yu Zazao ran into difficulties for the first time. In order to ensure the hit rate, Yuan Jiaying made up a shooting plan and prepared to fabricate a dramatic story to create highlights, but Yu Zazao flatly rejected it. After Yu Zaizao refused to shoot, Yuan Jiaying took the lead alone and took charge of directing two groups of shoots at the same time. But Master Liu was unwilling to tell the fabricated story according to Yuan Jiaying’s script.

Episode 7

Yuan Jiaying turned to seek Wang Xining’s help. After hard work, the two finally discovered the emotional story behind Master Liu. Yu Zazao was about to lose, but he had a flash of inspiration under Tao Tang’s deliberate suggestion. Gu Shiyong saw the magnificent stage prepared by Yu Zazao, but he didn’t know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd. He was afraid of investing in bamboo baskets to fetch water, so he became anxious for a while. Yu Zaizao decided to ask Shu Rong to help, with the theme of Chinese women’s clothing, to reproduce the evolution of Chinese women’s makeup and clothing in the past dynasties. The women in costumes of different dynasties are graceful and charming, with elegant steps, as if they have stepped out of ancient paintings. With the help of Tao Tang, the mighty Zhonghua Yiguanxiu surpassed the sensational emotional story in one fell swoop, winning applause from all the halls and making Yuan Jiaying lose face. At the cheongsam display scene, Yu Zazao put on a cheongsam and looked more and more graceful. This scene deeply moved Gu Shiyong. Yuan Jiaying had the idea of ​​resigning because of her loss to Yu Zazao, Gu Shiyong persuaded her to stay, and Yuan Jiaying stayed for the sake of the overall situation. A program called “Intangible Cultural Relics” was born out of nowhere. The location and content of the program were very similar to “Inheritance”. Everyone couldn’t help worrying about the fate of “Inheritance”.

Episode 8

Hearing that Master Li declined the interview, everyone was extremely annoyed. Yu Zaizao proposed a replacement plan and interviewed another jade carving master, but Wang Xining refused. The two disagreed, and Wang Xining was not happy. Gu Shiyong was very dissatisfied with Yu Zazao’s behavior of offending Wang Xining, but Yu Zazao didn’t care about Gu’s preaching at all, and went to Wang Xining to reconcile with a smile on his face. Wang Xining was ridiculed by the popular host Wan Sihua and the opposite producer Fang Quan, but he still kept his expression unchanged and insisted on staying for the filming. In the middle of the night, the entire film crew worked overtime to discuss, and Yuan Jiaying, who got the news, came to help. Yuan Jiaying arranged an interview plan for another jade carving master, Master Wang, and asked everyone to go to the studio to shoot the next morning, and she herself will go directly to Yunnan to find Master Wang who is on a business trip to complete the personal interview part. Yu Zaizao bluntly said that such a shooting plan could not win, Yuan Jiaying chased Yu Zaizao, and the two accidentally saw Wang Xining silently meeting with her biological son in the corridor. Seeing this scene, Yuan Jiaying reminded Yu Zazao to keep a safe distance from his colleagues, and Yu Zazao didn’t take it seriously at all.

Episode 9

Yu Zaoli invites Tao Tang to act in a play, although Tao Tang is reluctant but still bites the bullet and makes a guest appearance. The tense Tao Tang forgot his words one after another, and the atmosphere at the scene was tense. With the encouragement of the director and the support of Yu Zaozao, Tao Tang is getting better. In the end, Yu Zaizao successfully reproduced the legend of Baoyu in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which surprised Gu Shiyong, and Tao Tang’s acting skills also won unanimous praise from everyone. The new issue of “Inheritance” was successfully launched and received great acclaim. Fang Quan, the producer of “Intangible Cultural Heritage”, vowed to make Gu Shiyong’s team look good. Tao Tang took the opportunity to teach Yu Zaizao that he should respect the hard work and hard work of every ordinary person in the crew, and live in harmony with Yuan Jiaying. Wang Xining was almost involved in a traffic accident, and his face and legs were injured to varying degrees. Everyone from the program team came to the hospital to visit, but found a familiar figure from behind, which turned out to be Mu Zongyun holding flowers. Director Mu was embarrassed and refused to admit himself Worrying about Wang Xining was clear to everyone and couldn’t help laughing. Everyone thought Wang Xining’s car accident was an accident, only Yu Zazao firmly believed that it was related to the divorce case.

QIPAO 旗袍 Cheongsam …. In which from historically Shenyang is the birth place of the Qing Dynasty 1636-1912plus ….  In which Qipao is termed for Qing Dynasty Clothing that the Manchu ethnic adoptively wore…… in which the Shenyang Palace Museum was an imperial palace towards two Qing Dynasty emperors. Previously two years ago During the event it which was an eight day forums, with exhibitions also related workshops illustrating the birth place of the Old Capital of Cheongsam where the Qing Dynasty- Qipao was inspired from..  

Before that Shanghai 1930’s Qipao-Cheongsam revolution, the Manchurian Cheongsam was the fashion of choice of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912)   throughout as it standardised that style during the dynasty… Replacing the previous clothing standard Han Fu – Han Dynasty clothing style, in which also is form fitting towards the women’s silhouette but with a higher degree of freedom of flare of personal, individual style… 

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…

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#漢服 #HanFu #HanTraditionalClothing | #June2023 #正好遇见你 #HiProducer | Episode Three – Four – Five – Chinese cultural Inheritance of an intangible cultural- a multiple Generational Women’s emotional storyline weaving  told throughout #TangDynasty  #ChineseEmbroidery  Kesi embroidery…….

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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 3

On the new working day, Yuan Jiaying, a gold-medal choreographer hired by Gu Shiyong with a lot of money, made his debut. The two hadn’t started their confrontation yet, but Yu Zazao became an assistant to the choreographer, assisting Yuan’s work. Yuan Jiaying misunderstood that Yu Zazao was an ordinary assistant, and ordered her to collect basic information on Kesi, and to do errands, print and order meals. Tao Tang thought that Gu Shiyong was extremely harsh, so Gu Shiyong launched an investigation report on Yu Zazao. Yu Zazao’s mother died young, and his father who was heavily indebted and his well-off aunt Yu Wangqing fought endlessly for custody. Yu Zazao still grew up with his aunt, Gu Shiyong believed that Yu Zazao had an impure heart, Tao Tang did not agree with Gu Shiyong’s point of view. Tao Tang vaguely noticed that Yu Zazao was different from ordinary people, so he began to investigate quietly. Gu Shiyong and Yuan Jiaying have a good friendship. After receiving Gu Shiyong’s call, Yuan Jiaying dropped everything and rushed here, full of confidence in joining this time. Father Gu cared about Yu Zazao’s daily life, and invited her to have dinner with Gu Shiyong and Yu Wangqing. Gu Shiyong suggested that Yu Zazao should file a complaint with Gu’s father, or resign from the company altogether. Unexpectedly, Yu Zazao rebelled against the army, but Gu Shiyong agreed on the spot to let Yu Zazao become the director of Group B. Gu’s father misunderstood that the two got along well, and Gu Shiyong became more disgusted, and even left him on the road halfway.

Episode 4

Knowing that Yu Zaizao wanted to win, Tao Tang cleverly used Kesi works to make Lin Shangying open up the chatterbox and tell the life secrets of the five generations of women in the Lin family. Lin Shangying’s great-grandmother, Lin Zhangxiu, was born in the Guangxu period. Her “Kaixiu color-mixing method” brought Kesi works to life. Lin Zhangxiu, who never married in her life, adopted a little girl, Lin Shangying’s grandmother Lin Qifeng. Sixteen-year-old Lin Qifeng is married. However, in the era of frequent wars, the husband had to leave his wife and go to the battlefield. Lin Qifeng cuts silk day after day, pinning her thoughts on her husband on every stitch and thread. The little girl next door looked at Lin Qifeng Kesi secretly, hoping that she would become her own mother, and finally got her wish. However, it was not until Lin Qifeng died that the little girl told Lin Qifeng a secret that had been hidden for decades, that is, Lin Qifeng’s husband had come to the old site to look for her after returning from the battlefield, but the little girl told Lin Qifeng Man, Lin Qifeng remarried, and this lying little girl is Lin Shangying’s mother, Lin Xuexin. Grandma Lin Qifeng didn’t blame Lin Xuexin, but passed the loom to her, hoping that one day she would be able to complete the double-sided tapestry. And Lin Shangying is not Lin Haishan’s biological mother. When going abroad in the 1980s, Haishan’s biological mother entrusted Haishan to Lin Shangying, and Lin Shangying exhausted all her efforts to train Haishan. The stories of the five generations portray a vivid picture of the times. The persistence of several women in Kesi art is moving, and their fate is also moving.

Episode 5

After the second episode of the show was broadcast, it received a lot of praise, and the popularity soared. Everyone attended the celebration banquet together, but Yu Zazao was absent. As Yu Zazao was the director of the program, Gu Shiyong did not sign her name, which completely angered Yu Zazao. Just when she was pressing Yuan Jiaying, she was stopped by Tao Tang in time. Tao Tang decided to restrain Yu Zazao’s behavior, but sought justice for her and got the right to sign. Shu Rong has a restrained personality, is used to digesting all emotions by herself, and seldom confides her heart to those around her. The shadows of her childhood and the pressure after work surrounded Shu Rong repeatedly, making her breathless. But the ex-boyfriend who once hurt Shu Rong reappeared and entangled her. Shu Rong tried to ask for help from the people around her, but she lacked the courage and was almost cornered. Fortunately, Yu Zao saw the clue. In the middle of the night, Shu Rong stays alone in the office to work overtime, but is harassed by her ex-boyfriend again. Shu Rong is terrified but doesn’t know how to resist. Fortunately, Yu Zazao appears in time to stun the assailant and save Shu Rong.

What is Kesi embroidery?

Kesi is a traditional Chinese silk tapestry-making method. Kesi tapestry first appeared more than a thousand years ago in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). It is famous for its detailed pictorial designs, lightness and clarity of double-sided pattern… Kesi– a style of Chinese silk weaving skill and one of Suzhou’s rare traditional crafts- is a kind of craftwork made of genuine silk. In today’s China, Suzhou is the only place Kesi skill is preserved. Kesi employs a weaving method called “passing warp thread and cutting weft thread”(Unlike continuous weft brocade, each color in

Kesi style is woven from a separate bobbin, making the method both technically demanding and time-consuming), in which the surface pattern of the fabric seems like having been carved by a knife, and then earns its name a “Kesi”.  Kesi is admired for its selected materials, gorgeous colors, and matchless workmanship. The tapestry is extremely detailed and exquisite, the pictorial designs of which are finely graded, taking on a three-dimensional appearance. Moreover, the pattern on Kesi fabric is identical when seen from its front and its back, making it a top art on par with Suzhou double-sided embroidery. At the same time, Kesi textile is able to withstand touch, scrape, and rub, far superior to other silk products in China. Kesi products are diversified, ranging from clothes, shoes and hats, ribbon bands and quilt covers in daily life to album of paintings and calligraphy, vertical hanging scrolls, traditional paintings hanging in the middle of the main hall, etc.

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