China News Service, Quanzhou, March 8 (Wu Guanbiao) "Tomorrow, the 29th day of the first lunar month, is the big day of 'Mazu's Incense Tour' in Xianpu. The reservations for 'Hairpin Flower Wai' in our store are fully booked these days." On the International Women's Day, Aunt Huang Shuhui of Xianpu was still very busy. With her skillful hands, beautiful "head gardens" were weaved one after another.
Walking into the village of Xuanpu in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, countless tourists from far and wide wear "hairpin waits" and the same clothes as the local Xampu women, either visiting, taking photos, or shopping. The whole village seems like Become a flowing "sea of flowers".
Since the popular star Zhao Liying set off the Internet in early 2023 with a set of photos of her wearing a "hairpin garb" and popularized women's culture, "hairpin garters" have continued to "out of the circle".
Faced with the craze of "hairpin flower lining", Huang Shuhui's daughter Huang Peina seized the opportunity to open a small hairpin flower shop. Together, mother and daughter "hairpin flower lining" for tourists.
On the 7th, Huang Shuhui, a woman from Xunpu, was "circling hairpins" for tourists.
Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Bin
"In the past, our family mainly engaged in seafood business, but my mother's hairpin skills were famous in the village." Huang Peina said that she was usually responsible for assisting her mother in the store and helping customers match clothes.
"The 'Haohuawei' craze has brought about great changes in Xianpu. More and more villagers have moved from fishing grounds to shopping malls."
As Huang Peina said, nowadays, many Cangpu women have switched from selling fish to folk customs, cultural creation, catering and other fields, becoming new "sea people".
In the village of Xunpu, signs such as Xunpu Women’s Clothing Store, Folklore Experience Center, Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute, and Research Society can be seen everywhere. The hard-working and capable Xunpu women either rely on their hairpin skills to “tie hairpins” for tourists or use them as makeup. Chefs, chefs, etc. serve guests from all over the world.
Liu Shulian is a rare photographer at Changpu Girls' High School. Recording beautiful scenes for tourists is her happiest thing every day.
"My family has inherited the crab-catching boat-building skills of Changpu, so we used the retro crab-catching boat as the background for the photo shoot. The crab-catching boat is bright and bright, and has the characteristics of Changpu, attracting many tourists to take photos."
On the 7th, Liu Shulian, a girl from Xunpu, took photos for tourists at the entrance of Xunpu Village.
Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Bin
In Liu Shulian's eyes, the "Hairpin Wai" craze not only changed her job, but also brought more attention to the shipbuilding skills inherited by her family.
“Every photo taken next to the crab fishing boat is promoting the Crampu crab fishing boat. This is also a kind of inheritance.”
However, many Cangpu women like Huang Shuhui also have their own worries about this craze.
"The Xianpu girl is one of the three major fisherwomen in Fujian. My daughter and I are still engaged in the seafood business after we have hairpins. It is a difficult decision for us whether to give up fishing completely."
Huang Shuhui said that the economic benefits of Hairpin Flower are indeed higher than those of selling fish and digging oysters in the past. In order to prevent "Hairpin Flower Wai" from becoming a "gust of wind", they will also improve the tourist experience with more considerate and better services. She hopes "Haohuawei" and Xunpu Village can change from "Internet celebrity" to "everlasting popularity".
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