Fabric of Time: The Group Reproducing China’s Ancient Style

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A Shanghai lecturer is working with like-minded culture fans to research and replicate traditional Chinese outfits, bringing their beauty into the 21st century. By Xinmin Evening News Like most Chinese, Chi Wenhui first learned the classic tale of The Emperor and the Assassin in her school textbook. It tells of the warrior Jing Ke’s failed assassination attempt on King Zheng — who later became Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China — some 2,000 years ago. What most intrigued Chi, a lecturer at the East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai, was the part in the story where Jing Ke is said to have ripped a sleeve from the shocked emperor’s robe. “How could this happen? Were his clothes of such poor quality?” Chi would wonder. In the many reenactments of this incident in movies and TV dramas, the wannabe assassin is often shown cutting the fabric with a dagger. Yet, Chi was never satisfied with this idea. She began looking deeper and discovered through he ………………………………