Oria experiences Song Dynasty costumes. Photo by Tong Xiaoyu
Hangzhou, April 26 (Tong Xiaoyu) Put on a song costume and a square scarf, Matt from the United States made a wave in front of the camera. It was a novel experience for him. "I'm going to be 'circled' by SongFu." He said that in the past five years since he came to Hangzhou, Zhejiang, this is the first immersive experience of traditional Chinese culture. "Now I'm curious about what people in the Song Dynasty ate and what they did on a daily basis. Chinese culture is so charming. ”
The Song Dynasty, with its unique culture and vitality, is known as the "Renaissance of the East". Zhejiang attaches great importance to Song Yun culture and proposes to implement the "Song Yun Culture Inheritance Project" to form a work system for the excavation, protection, promotion, research and inheritance of Song Yun culture.
On April 26th, the "One Second into Song Painting , Song Yun Experience Tour" was held in Hangzhou. Jointly planned by the Hangzhou People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Hangzhou Library, the event took the Song Costume Yi Rhyme as the theme and the "Song Le Tu" in the "Complete Collection of Song Paintings" as the starting point, invited guests to explain and demonstrate the costumes and etiquette of the Song Dynasty, and led foreign friends to participate in the experience.
It is reported that the "Song Music Map" depicts the scene of the Southern Song Dynasty court singers playing and rehearsing. In the picture, nine court singers wearing narrow red sleeve pants are lined up in the courtyard. They are armed with various instruments and are rehearsing their performances.
At the scene, Chen Zhiqi, the founder of Hangzhou Yuanhe Culture, as a guest of demonstrator, took out a gown similar to that in the painting and invited it to be worn by a foreign friend. Paired with a light green bandeau and a pleated skirt. He said that during the Southern Song Dynasty, gowns were very popular. Regardless of the status level, women of different classes can wear gowns.
Matt learned to write. Photo by Tong Xiaoyu
Orya from Ukraine has lived in Hangzhou for eight years and is also chasing Chinese costume dramas every day. "I've only seen these costumes on TV before, but I didn't expect to wear them on my body today, and they really look good."
She said that the way to understand China in the past was to learn Chinese, and as a foreigner, it was necessary to have a deep understanding of China's traditional culture. As she spoke, she made a fresh-learned gesture at the camera. She practiced this action several times.
"It looks simple, but it's actually hard. I didn't expect that the way the Song Dynasty people greeted was also divided into men and women. Even what to say is exquisite. After immersing herself in Song Yun's culture, she also found a problem: Why are the sleeves of women's clothing in film and television works very large, but today she wears very small?
Wei Feng, an associate researcher at the Southern Song Dynasty History Research Center of the Hangzhou Academy of Social Sciences, said that the cuffs of the narrow sleeves are relatively tight, which is conducive to action. Narrow sleeves are not only popular among middle- and lower-class women, but also among upper-class women. From this, it can also be seen that under the influence of foreign cultural exchanges, the costumes of the Song Dynasty were gradually enriched and prospered.
"For example, the style of men's heads in the Song Dynasty can also be seen in the murals of Liaojin." Wei Feng said that this is also a manifestation of the intersection and integration of cultures in the Song Dynasty.
It is reported that in addition to the reproduction of Song Dynasty costumes and etiquette, next, the event will also explain the furniture and architecture of the Song Dynasty according to 8 works such as "Han Xizai's Night Feast", "Cultivating and Weaving Map", "Heavy Screen Chess Diagram" in the "Complete Collection of Song Paintings", and disseminate and share with readers at home and abroad, create urban cultural IP, and create an international brand of the city.
"Before, my impression of Hangzhou was 'modernization', and all I knew was Alipay. I didn't expect the city to have so much culture to dig into. Matt was excited when he said this, and he felt that he had "discovered a new continent" when he was "very interested in Chinese culture."
His next goal is to go to Longjing Village on the west lake of Hangzhou and immerse himself in the tea culture of the Song Dynasty. (End)