Hanfu, the traditional clothing that influences fashion as far away as Paris

The crowd during the Fashion show during the second festival Mode and Culture
18/10/2024

Hanfu is a traditional Chinese garment. A generic term for loose-fitting garments, usually made of silk. Indeed, this traditional garment is inseparable from the noblest of fabrics: silk. This garment is generally worn with a headdress for men or extravagant hairstyles for women. For Paris Fashion Week, a Chinese designer revisited this traditional garment. The opportunity to present an innovative and refreshing collection. Working with Hanfu and traditional materials has…

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Minimalist Photography in Zhengzhou

An escalator which lead to the sky, the way to heaven
16/10/2024

As you can see, when the surroundings are suitable, when the buildings are recent, it’s relatively easy to take minimalist photos. To this end, we headed to Henan province in China. And for a few days we were lucky enough to be able to explore an unusual and highly aesthetic place. The secret of the minimalist photography To give your images an uncluttered look, the ideal is to work with…

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Most beautiful pictures during a night stopover in Zhengzhou

An amazing view of Zhengzhou by night
22/09/2024

Zhengzhou is a large Chinese city that has the particularity of being the capital of Henan Province. A very special historical region in China. Therefore, this great city has a special place in the hearts of its inhabitants and it is even one of the largest cities in China. To discover this city, we do Looking at a city at night, is to accept its limits but it is also…

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China and the culture of tea

The tea ceremony at Sangua village near Hefei
06/12/2022

In China, tea has a very special place. It is estimated that more than twenty Chinese provinces cultivate tea plants. The tea bushes are small shrubs that provide leaves that will be dried and brewed in boiling water many months later. Which country invented tea? Legend has it that tea was invented in China. In fact, Chinese mythology contains texts about the emperor Shen Nong. This emperor who reigned under…

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The list of all Chinese dynasties

The terracota army at the Mausoleum of Qin Emperor
06/12/2022

The ancient history of China is marked by a whole succession of emperors. However, these emperors were not part of the same families or clans and this is why we speak of dynasties. This chronological vision allows us to better understand the long history of a civilization of four times millennia. The founding dynasties of the Middle Kingdom 1. The period of the Three Augustans and the Five Emperors This…

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Visit the Muslim quarter of Xi’an

Quelques croyants réunis à la grande mosquée de Xi'an
29/11/2020

Xi’an is one of the most emblematic Chinese cities in Asia. A city with a thousand-year-old history and cultural treasures of inestimable value. But Xi’an is also one of the gateways to Central Asia. Central Asia is also the beginning of the Muslim world. And the city of Xi’an is like a link between Chinese culture and Central Asian culture. It is therefore quite natural to find a Muslim neighborhood…

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