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another one of my uni portfolio pieces. something about kind gestures of strangers that go unnoticed because we're so used to them and the inherent goodness of people etc etc etc

honestly i just wanted to draw a comic because i wanted to show off my illustration skills. i wish i had spent more time on these & drawn more comics for this series but i was running out of time :(

I have been starved my whole life.

Every ounce of reciprocity, every drop fell to the floor.

I quiver and cup it in my hands.

I gather what I am able, dirty sip after sip,

and I thank them for such fulfilling meals.

I sit in that awful dark and wait,

waiting, waiting, waiting still.

And the fear of never being fed again

swallows my empty stomach whole.

And when I finally see that crevice

—that tiny crack of light that signaled the door open—

I will hold a person by their legs

and cry so horribly they will flinch

and they will pour me that drink, and I will be happy.

If I am lucky enough, they will stay

and bask in my praise for just a while longer

run their fingers through my hair and thank me hollowly.

If my body aches, I shall ignore it.

If my eyes wet, I will say they are of joy,

and they will be satisfied all the more,

and I will be happy.

Then, one day, a man will come with a bowl,

and though I try to hold him down,

to say endless praise for his pretty ears,

he will back away.

He will sit against the door and wait,

waiting, waiting still.

I am not used to them waiting for me.

I do not like how the bowl sits perfectly still on the ground, full.

But I touch my tongue against its contents,

and the milk has been warmed.

I watch him tell me how pretty I am,

how my filthy dress looks like moonlight,

and oh, how his mouth moves so perfectly,

speaking my name, saying his thanks,

that I hate how gentle he was being,

and my unease grows as his eyes gleam at me.

He was perfectly unwanting

—but my starving, rotting body had hoped he would want me so hard,

there would be no words for it.

He was so kind,

and I felt so cruel, grasping onto him like a lunatic.

Perhaps that is why he left the bowl.

Compilation of all my Hanfu and Guqin posts 😊

(Part 1)

Hanfu Posts

Warring States/Qin/Han Dynasties - Straight-edged robe (直裾) - Wrap around robe (曲裾) - Layering + undergarment pants - Straight sleeved straight-edged robe (直袖直裾) - Fish-tail straight-edged robe (鱼尾直裾) - Mesh straight-edged and wrap-around robes (素纱直裾/曲裾) - Men's hanfu in Han dynasty (两汉男汉服)

Weijin + North/South Dynasties - Ruqun (襦裙) - Ruqun (襦裙) pt. 2 - Liangdang (裲裆) - Ru vs. Xiyi (襦 vs 褶衣) - Slim-arm wide sleeve Ru and Xiyi (窄臂大袖 - 襦和褶衣) - Quling inner garment (曲领中衣) - Half sleeve + knee covering (半袖+蔽膝) - North Wei (Xianbei tribe) large collared long robe (北魏（鲜卑族）大襟长袍)

Sui/Tang/Five Dynasties - Sui + early Tang dynasty hanfu - Early Tang hanfu layers - Men's round-collared robes - Men's half-sleeve (半臂/半袖) - Golden era Tang shirt + skirt (盛唐衣衫+褶裙) - Vest, shawl, outer jacket (背子，帔子，披袄) - Golden era Tang hanfu layers - Wide-sleeved ruqun in Tang (唐朝大袖襦) - Mid-Tang shirt + long robe (中唐衫+长袍) - Late-Tang/FIver dynasties hanfu - Buddhist donors hanfu/Dunhuang Mogao Caves (供养人/敦煌)

Song Dynasty - Popular style for Song; shan, ao, moxiong tops (衫，袄，抹胸) - Long shan/ao (beizi) (长衫/袄 (褙子)) - Half-sleeve shan/ao (半袖衫/袄) - Men's criss-cross collared shan/ao (交领衫/袄) - Men's outer robe (beizi/褙子) - Pleated skirts (褶裙) (1/2) - Pleated skirts (2/2) - Non-pleated skirts (掩裙 and 旋裙) - Pants (裈, 袴) (1/2) - Pants (裆) (2/2)

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Hanfu videos

Tang dynasty hanfu

Weijin/North-South dynasties hanfu

Eyebrow changes through the dynasties

Men's hanfu through the dynasties

Curvy Tang ladies :D

Grandpa giving out flowers

Tang woman visiting museum

Men's Ming dynasty hanfu layers

Tang dynasty hanfu + modern dancing

Ming court advisors "friendly" debate

Ming dynasty grandma with granddaughter

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Guqin Posts

Guqin introduction

Workshop/Studio Tour

Lacquer allergy experience - Part 1 (scroll down) / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Summary - Second allergy

Baby Guqin + giveaway - Baby Guqin update - Baby Guqin update 2 - Baby Guqin update 3

Making Guqin silk strings

Making Guqin - Full list of all steps to make Guqin (updated as needed) - Step 0 - preparing lumber - Step 1 - scroll to bottom for video - Various steps of making Guqin - Steps 2-5 - Step 6

Playing Guqin - Part 1 (Gou and Tiao) - Part 2 (Gou and Tiao pt 2)

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Asks

Pattern for undergarment pants

Qing dynasty clothing

Iconic hanfu of each dynasty

Historical mourning clothes + costumes in Chinese period dramas

Costumes in wuxia/xianxia (ex. Untamed and Word of Honor)

Tang Hezi undergarment

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy drama: Esther Yu hairstyles

Favourite historical dramas

Maid outfits

Tang hanfu patterns

Korean traditional outfit

Guqin introduction (English book)

Foot binding

Flourished Peony hanfu (国色芳华汉服)

Hanfu overlap from one dynasty to another

Chinese muji (geta) (木屐)

Guqin strings

Shang and Zhou dynasty Hanfu

Upside-down heart collars/chicken heart collars (鸡心领)

Yuan Dynasty clothing

Cloud collars (云肩/yunjian)

Guqin in pop culture

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Other

Romance of the Three Kingdoms etiquette MV (三国演义礼仪 MV)

Hanfu revival movement overview

Tang Ming Huang TV series rec + MV (唐明皇推荐+MV)

Hanfu books recommendation: "汉晋风流" (Romance/Elegance of Han and Jin ) "唐之雍容" (Grace of Tang)

Hanfu book recommendation 2: 华夏衣橱 (Huaxia Wardrobe)

Giveaway 1 （completed)

PART 2

(Updated July 23, 2025)

Hanfu Posts

Song Dynasty (continued) - Wide-sleeve robe + xiapei (大袖衫 + 霞帔) (1/3) - Wide-sleeve robe + xiapei (大袖衫 + 霞帔) (2/3) - Wide-sleeve robe + xiapei (大袖衫 + 霞帔) (3/3) - Women's Hanfu layers - Men's round-collared robes

Guqin posts

Baby Guqin - Update 4 - Update 5 - sanding down the accessories

Asks

Guqin costs

Guqin storage

Qing Dynnasty women's 'hat' (钿子/dianzi)

How I ended up in China, learning Guqin

Other

My Hanfu compilation video

Official vs. Bootleg Hanfu comparison

Hi, thanks for the question! (Image via duitang)

For all my own posts, please see my China tag (that’s the tag I use for my original posts).For navigation via tags, my Tags page has links to common & useful tags on my blog. I’ll be updating the Tags page and this Masterpost as needed ^^.

Ziseviolet’s Replies Masterpost, Part 1 (Part 2):

Hanfu Terms:

What is Hanfu?

Guide to the different types of Hanfu

Hanfu names

Difference between Hanfu & Huafu

My favorite Hanfu style - Part 2

Top 10 most popular Hanfu styles of 2018

Unisex Hanfu

Formal Hanfu

Difference between Ru & Shan

Banbi (half-sleeve jacket)

Bijia (sleeveless jacket)

Zhaojia (men’s Bijia)

Difference between Bijia & Banbi

Daxiushan (large-sleeve robe) - Pt 2

Difference b/w Beizi/Daxiushan/Dachang

Yuanlingpao (round-collar robe) - Pt 2 / 3

Difference b/w Tang & Ming Yuanlingpao

Hezi (chest undergarment accessory)

Weichang (short outer skirt)

Doupeng (cloak/cape)

Hoodless Doupeng & Fengmao (wind hat)

Parallel/straight collars

U-collars (Tanling)

Aoqun & Pipa Xiu (pipa sleeves)

Jian Xiu (arrow sleeves)

Can Pibo & Pifeng be worn together?

Winter Hanfu - Part 1, Part 2

Farm worker’s Hanfu

Casual/adventurer type Hanfu (Shuhe)

Hanfu sleepwear

Mourning Hanfu (Sangfu)

Burial Hanfu (Shouyi)

Waist-high Ruqun from Wei/Jin dynasties

Identifying Hanfu in a photoset

Chinese armor

What does Dunhuang style mean?

Suoyi (rain cape)

Hanfu History:

Did Hanfu exist after the Han dynasty

Comparison/charts of Hanfu from different dynasties

“Left-over-right” rule of crossed-collar Hanfu - Pt 2, Pt 3

Children’s Hanfu - Part 1, Part 2

What type of Hanfu would old women wear

Hanfu for empress/noblewoman

What type of Hanfu did maids wear

Commoner’s Hanfu - Part 2

Poor people’s Hanfu

Hanfu and cleavage - Part 2

Qin dynasty Hanfu

Han dynasty Ruqun & footwear

Three Kingdoms period Hanfu

Northern & Southern dynasties Hanfu

What Mulan would’ve worn

Tang dynasty emperor’s Hanfu

Hanfu robes with just one shoulder

Was Daxiushan restricted to royal ladies

What Hanfu did people wear in winter

Song dynasty Hanfu styles

Ming dynasty skirts

Ming dynasty summer Hanfu

Yuan/Qing dynasty Hanfu - Part 1, Part 2

Symbolism of Orange-Red and Turquoise color combination

Differences b/w contemporary & historical Hanfu

How Han women managed periods/menstrual belts

How women used toilets while wearing Hanfu

Books & magazines on Hanfu - Pt 2, Pt 3

Wedding Hanfu:

What are the colors of wedding Hanfu?

Wedding Hanfu recs

Pictures of wedding Hanfu

Wedding Hanfu accessories

Manchurian vs Han wedding attire

Why couples both wear red even when it’s not the traditional color for certain styles

Styles of wedding attire in China

Pihong (red sash) for weddings

Modified Hanfu, Hanyuansu, Mix & Match:

Incorporating Hanfu styles in a modern way 

Combining Hanfu & modern styles

Modified Hanfu shops recs - Pt 2

Men’s modified Hanfu shops recs

Websites that sell modified Hanfu

Where to buy modified Hanfu

Modified Hanfu shops in the West

Identifying Chi Xia’s modified Hanfu

The term “modernized Hanfu”

Hanfu Accessories:

Pibo (long scarf) 

Tuanshan (rigid fan) - Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4

Difference b/w Tuanshan & Folding fan

Jinbu (waist ornament) - Part 2

Hebao (purse) - Part 2

My tag for Chinese hats/headgear

Weimao (veiled hat) - Part 1, Part 2

Weimao (veiled hat) Taobao Recs

Tiger hats

Douli (conical hat)

Yingluo & Xiangquan (necklaces) - Pt 2

Traditional Chinese earrings

Meaning & History of Jade

Bangshoudai (hand wraps) & Huwan (wrist guards) - Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4

Panbo (strings to tie up sleeves)

Miansha & Mianlian (Veils) - Part 2

Nail guards - Part 2

Hanfu Shoes

Hanfu boots (xue)

Huban (ritual tablet/scepter) - Part 2

Eyemasks & Masks

Guodu (belly wrap) & Hanyao (waist cushion)

Hanfu Hair Accessories:

Names of Chinese hair ornaments

Shop recs for hair accessories

Hanfu hair accessories

Fabric flower hairpins for Hanfu

Ronghua (velvet flowers) - buy & make

Hair accessories for fine hair

Phoenix crowns (Fengguan)

Lotus crowns

Miao silver hair accessories - Pt 1, Pt 2

Huasheng (forehead ornament)

Hairpin styling question

Fasheng (hair rope) & fakou (hair buckle)

My tag for Chinese hats/headgear

Jewelry boxes for hair accessories

Rongqiu (pompoms)

Hanfu Hairstyles:

Hanfu hairstyle tutorials

Traditional hairstyles

My favorite hairstyle

Pre coming-of-age ceremony hairstyles for Han girls

Double bun hairstyles

Looped hairstyles in “The Empress of China”

Tang dynasty pinned peony hairstyle

Ming dynasty hairstyles

Dynasty with long loose hairstyle

Did ancient Chinese people have bangs

Half-up half-down hairstyles - Part 2

Short hair and Hanfu

Simple hairstyles for shoulder-length hair

Use of wigs in hairstyles 

Makeup:

Huadian (forehead decoration) - Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4, Pt 5

Did men wear Huadian

Traditional Chinese makeup ingredients

Tang dynasty lip makeup

What makeup is used to replicate traditional makeup styles

Men’s Hanfu:

Hanfu styles for men

Men’s formal Hanfu

Types of men’s Hanfu

Resources for men’s historical hanfu styles

Pictures of men’s Hanfu

Dachang (open-fronted robe)

Zhiduo vs Daopao

Yesa/Yisan vs Tieli

Yichang vs Yesa/Yisan

Men’s Hanfu blog recs

Men’s Headwear/Hairstyles:

Historical hairstyles for men

Did men wear ponytails

Men’s hair accessories

Where to buy Xiao Guan

Men’s hairstyles & Guan

Guan (headdress) - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Guan & Mianguan

How bald men put up hair with a Guan

Fangjin (four-cornered flat cap)

Fujin

Hanfu Undergarments:

Hanfu undergarments guide - Pt 2, Pt 3

Children’s Hanfu undergarments 

Hanfu petticoats - Part 1, Part 2

Emperor’s undergarment for Mianfu

Dudou (chest undergarment)

Lower body Neiyi (underwear)

Zhongyi & Neiyi

Wearing Hanfu:

Tutorials on wearing Hanfu

How to put together a Hanfu outfit

Mixing hanfu from different dynasties

Plus-sized Hanfu - Part 1, Part 2

Girl wearing men’s Hanfu

Wearing Hanfu made for a gender you are not part of

Chest-high Ruqun for big-chested figures

Chest-high Ruqun skirt slippage

Is Hanfu hard to wear/sew

Is Hanfu comfortable to wear

Are chest-high styles restrictive for the chest - Part 1, Part 2

Hanfu renting/dressing up

Photo studios for renting Hanfu and taking pictures in Shanghai

Do people in China still wear Hanfu - Pt 2

Events in present-day China where people wear Hanfu

Making Hanfu:

Resources for sewing Hanfu - Pt 1, Pt 2

Hanfu sewing patterns - Pt 1, Pt 2

Buying Hanfu sewing patterns

Making Hanfu by hand - Part 2

Making Chest-high Ruqun

Making Hanfu with patterned cloth

Using shiny brocade fabric

Young people learning to sew Hanfu

Buying Hanfu & Hanfu Accessories, Part 1 (Part 2 in Pt.2 of Masterpost):

My recs for places to buy Hanfu

Where to buy Hanfu & Chinese hair accessories  - Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3

Recs for non-Taobao Hanfu shops

Hanfu clothing stores outside of mainland China

Recs for places to buy hanfu accessories that aren’t based in China or have an English website

How to buy Hanfu on Taobao

International shipping on Taobao

Using a Taobao agent

Posts with links to where to buy Hanfu

Buying Hanfu in US/Washington DC

***Hanfu in films/dramas/animations is in Pt 2 of Masterpost!*** 

***Hanfu revival movement is in Pt 2 of Masterpost!***