China News Service, Hong Kong, May 10, Wire Title: Hong Kong "Hanfu" fans hope to use culture to correct prejudices and rebuild social rifts

　　China News Agency reporter Shi Bingyun

　　"Harmony and inclusiveness are the ideals we pursue." Having personally experienced the violent tears in his hometown of Hong Kong, Liang Xiang and the people around him have been constantly trying to use culture as the starting point in the past two years, which has caused everyone to think about others and let go of prejudices. Repair social rifts.

　　Liang Xiang is a practitioner in the financial industry. In 2020, he and a group of patriotic and Hong Kong friends established a non-governmental cultural organization, the World Cultural Association, hoping to use this as a platform to unite and tolerate everyone and respect each other.

"In the past year or two, there have been some conflicts in Hong Kong society, which made me want to do something to restore society. I hope that cultural life will bring a change in everyone's mind."

　　This year's Spring Festival, Liang Xiang organized members to wear Hanfu to visit the Wenwu Temple, which attracted the attention of street citizens in Hong Kong. After the event was reported by the media, it was also featured on Weibo in mainland China.

"People wearing Hanfu will naturally exude the elegance of the ancients in their gestures. Many people feel curious and happy after they know Hanfu." She said that she likes Hanfu very much, so she found some friends who were also interested and took to the streets. , Show the beauty of Hanfu.

　　Compared with the Hanfu propaganda activities that have been popular in the Mainland for a long time, Liang Xiang said that the public in Hong Kong knows less about Hanfu, and that not everyone is willing to try to wear it. They will find it inconvenient.

But there are also young people who think women are elegant and men are chic after passing through, and look for opportunities to wear Hanfu to take pictures to their peers.

　　From an ancient costume film 20 years ago to wearing Hanfu on his body, Tian Jie, a director of a World Cultural Association who participated in the Spring Festival Hanfu parade earlier, said that Hanfu is very different from his usual sports style, but after wearing it But there is a sense of harmony.

"Only when I put it on, I found that it is not incompatible with my image, and there is a sense of intimacy. I am also a little touched. After all, I haven't seen my new image for many years." Tian Jie said that he cherishes that he can wear it. For the opportunity to take Hanfu to the streets, in some traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, he wore Hanfu and took to the streets. It was a good idea to promote Han national costumes.

　　Tian Jie believes that Hanfu culture is worth promoting in Hong Kong, and it needs a "down-to-earth" approach.

He believes that Hanfu cannot be defined by a unified standard and needs to be combined with modern scenes to incorporate innovative cultural symbols.

Moreover, the public in Hong Kong still has limited knowledge of Hanfu. What they can do now is to attract like-minded people as much as possible and promote things of interest together.

I hope that one day it can be displayed in the lives of modern people in a new way.

　　"I am a family with a combination of Chinese and Western styles, and my husband is a German. The cultures of the two places are quite different, but there are similarities. For example, both places pay more attention to traditional culture." Liang Xiang said, "In the past, I had I don't pay much attention, but he (husband) pays more attention than me." Liang Xiang said, in fact, foreigners who have lived in Hong Kong for a long time have a lot of contact and knowledge of Chinese culture, and they like it very much.

　　Liang Xiang's husband Hans is a German and has been living in Hong Kong for 26 years. Under the introduction of his wife, he participated in the parade of Hanfu.

He believes that this is not only a piece of clothing, but also reflects the culture of a nation. It is a very unforgettable experience that he can experience and learn in wearing.

Another foreign girl who participated in the Hanfu parade said that her friends were very surprised that she participated in the parade.

She thinks Hanfu is elegant and beautiful, and this opportunity to get in touch with Hanfu impressed her deeply.

　　According to reports, the One World Cultural Association has organized many cultural exchange activities in the past two years, such as the Chinese calligraphy contest, the German Oktoberfest party, and the European-style Christmas father giving gifts.

Liang Xiang said that after the epidemic is brought under control, more traditional Chinese cultural activities can enter schools and communities and be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"As an ordinary Hong Konger, I want to inspire participants in cultural activities and make society more tolerant and understanding." (End)