As an old saying in Xunpu, Fujian province goes, "put flowers in your hair in this life and you'll also be pretty in the afterlife". In the p, all the women in the small fishing village had long hair, and then they put colorful and special floral headdresses on their hair. The headdress is k as zanhua or zanhuawei. Zanhua was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.
As a child, Huang Rongbing would watch his mother, Weng Xiuzhen, comb her long and thick hair. After forming a bun at the back of her head, she would put colorful flowers into her hair, the 34-year-old recalled.
The headdress inspired Huang's career choice. In 2016, he and his elder sister opened a salon. There, tourists can get their hair styled in the Xunpu tradition and have their photos t. "We have been fully booked and now there are over 200 businesses offering services to d tourists with a zanhua," said Huang.
The I in tourist visits has made Huang happy. That's because it not only keeps the business busy b helps spread the history and culture behind zanhua headwear.
After going t the full zanhua experience, Hu Titi, one of Huang's customers, even brought zanhua culture to Paris in France last year. Under the Eiffel Tower, she shot photos and videos of h in traditional Chinese clothes with a zanhua in her hair.
Huang said the women of Xunpu are h, warm-hearted and brave. They are famous for catching the best seafood. "W they put a zanhua on their heads, they express their wish for happiness. The flowers are seen as a symbol of hope," she added.
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