China News Service, Jinan, May 15th, title: "Post-95" girls quit their job as a teacher to chase the "Hanfu dream" to make more people fall in love with "Chinese clothes"
Author Zhao Xiao
Drawing drafts, cutting molds, winding paper molds with silk, assembling and adjusting patterns... A hairpin was formed by Shu Qiuhong's skillful hands and inserted on her head, which matched the Ming-made Hanfu she wore.
This dress looks fresh in the eyes of others, but for Shu Qiuhong, Hanfu is the daily dress, all on her body when she goes out shopping for groceries and shopping.
Shu Qiuhong and his colleagues participated in the Hanfu Show in Jinan.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
In the section not far from Daming Lake in Jinan, Shu Qiuhong runs a 30-40 square meter Hanfu shop. Although the small shop is small, it has a unique style.
The colorful Hanfu, exquisite and beautiful hair accessories, and embroidered shoes of various patterns make everyone who walks into this cabin feel as if they are experiencing a time and space journey.
Shu Qiuhong was born in an ordinary village in Guizhou and grew up under the influence of Miao embroidery culture.
In 2015, she went north to study, but by chance, she was deeply attracted by Hanfu and made it her own business.
"Hanfu shows the classical beauty of women vividly and vividly, and I immediately fell into it." Thinking back to the university joining the Hanfu Club, Shu Qiuhong used "love at first sight" and "deeper and deeper" to describe his love for Hanfu.
At first, in order to be able to wear new Hanfu and new jewelry every day, Shu Qiuhong began to consult a large number of ancient books and documents, and also took the initiative to learn how to make Hanfu and jewelry.
After in-depth research, she is not only obsessed with the beauty of Hanfu, but also fascinated by the cultural connotation contained in traditional clothing.
"The homemade hairpins, velvet hairpins, flower hairpins, etc., are often appreciated by my colleagues. The sense of accomplishment makes me want to learn more skills and create more works." Shu Qiuhong said, "Why is it like no clothes? Same as Zitong. "Robe", Hanfu fans call each other "the same robe", to exchange Hanfu culture and share the beauty together.
She once opened an online shop called "Yuanzhanfang" during college, selling hand-made hairpins, hair crowns, etc., in order to find people with common interests.
Shu Qiuhong is making hairpins by hand.
Zhao Xiaoshe
Three or four years ago, when Shu Qiuhong walked on the street wearing Hanfu, she sometimes suffered strange eyes. Some people thought that she was wearing a kimono or Hanbok, and some people thought that she was wearing a kimono or a hanbok.
"For China's renaissance, clothes go first. Many people have insufficient knowledge of traditional culture and mistakenly regard the traditional costumes of the Han Chinese as'imports'. At that time, I made up my mind to do my best to change people's perception of Hanfu. ."
After graduation, Shu Qiuhong worked as a teacher while using his free time to do handicrafts and participate in activities related to Hanfu.
In order to pursue the "Hanfu Dream" more intensively, she quit her job as a teacher in 2019 and started her own business in Jinan.
Shu Qiuhong's homemade hairpins, hairpins, hairpins, etc., are often appreciated by her colleagues.
Zhao Xiaoshe
"My family was very opposed to it. My mother even cut off my financial resources. At the worst time, I only had two dollars left." The difficulties in the initial stage of entrepreneurship did not repel Shu Qiuhong. With the help of her colleagues, she opened a Hanfu restaurant. shop.
Shu Qiuhong often consults books and literature to find creative inspiration.
Zhao Xiaoshe
Affected by the epidemic in 2020, there is no income in the store, and Shu Qiuhong is anxious to lose her hair frantically.
The difficulty is even harder. She is also reluctant to give up Hanfu, running the crew day and night, modeling for the actors, and supplementing store expenses.
In Shu Qiuhong's view, if a person lives forever, he should do what he likes and strive to achieve the ultimate in what he likes.
What makes Shu Qiuhong gratified is that in recent years, under the promotion and guidance of national policies, traditional culture has gradually been integrated into modern life, and the "favor of Chinese studies", "favor of research" and "Hanfu" have accelerated.
Shu Qiuhong hopes that more people will fall in love with Hanfu in the future and wear it as a daily dress.
Zhao Xiaoshe
"Hanfu is no longer a niche hobby, and the momentum of'breaking the circle' is booming. This is a manifestation of the increased cultural self-confidence of the Chinese people." Shu Qiuhong introduced the popularity of Hanfu rental and sales, makeup making, and photography from the store, as well as various haircuts. Judging from the sales of ornaments, Hanfu is gradually moving from a niche to the masses.
"Hanfu is also very popular with foreign friends. A Russian girl went to the store to experience Han costumes. Not only did she'buy and buy' herself, she also recommended it to moms far away in her hometown through video."
Shu Qiuhong said, "Let me wear Chinese clothes and rejuvenate my country of etiquette." I believe that more people will fall in love with Hanfu in the future and wear it as everyday clothes, so that traditional Chinese clothes will be given new vitality in the contemporary era.
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