China International Fashion Week in autumn and winter 2023 drives the recovery of China’s fashion industry. Photo by China International Fashion Week Organizing Committee

BEIJING, Beijing, March 25 (Reporter Yan Xiaohong) The reporter learned on the 25th that the opening ceremony of China International Fashion Week 2023 autumn and winter and the world premiere festival of 2023 were held in Beijing 751D·PARK, thus opening the curtain of China International Fashion Week.

China International Fashion Week in autumn and winter 2023 drives the recovery of China’s fashion industry. Photo by China International Fashion Week Organizing Committee

This season, China International Fashion Week is guided by the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, China Textile Industry Federation and sponsored by China Fashion Designers Association. AW23 China International Fashion Week, with the theme of "extreme creation and roaming", will stage nearly 100 heavy fashion activities, focusing on China’s aesthetics, intangible innovation, trends, sustainable fashion, fashion meta-universe, cross-border commerce and trade, and intellectual property rights, and strive to promote the overall recovery of China’s fashion industry.

China International Fashion Week in autumn and winter 2023 drives the recovery of China’s fashion industry. Photo by China International Fashion Week Organizing Committee

Chen Dapeng, vice president of China National Textile and Apparel Council, said that China International Fashion Week has always been adhering to the mission and vision of helping China design and promoting industrial development, focusing on the cultivation of "masters, big names and big events" in the fashion industry, creating a mainstream authoritative platform for local fashion release in China, showing fashion creativity, advocating design innovation, promoting brand image, and holding high the banner of "China Aesthetics" with a compatible mind, which has played an important role in the progress of original design in China, the promotion of fashion discourse power and international exchanges and cooperation.

2023 is a crucial year for the construction of Beijing as an international consumption center city. China International Fashion Week, as one of the landmark key activities of Beijing’s consumption season in 2023, is also a pre-heating activity of the world premiere festival in 2023. This season, China International Fashion Week continues to build the first landmark of China’s fashion business, and realizes consumption linkage by designing new products, new works and new talents for the global "first launch".

China International Fashion Week in autumn and winter 2023 drives the recovery of China’s fashion industry. Photo by China International Fashion Week Organizing Committee

At the opening ceremony, the launching ceremony of Yunshang Town 2023 China Fashion Technology Award and Hongxing Erke Youth Co-creation Design Competition was held, aiming at excavating and commending outstanding technical talents in the fields of fashion modeling and technology, creating China fashion artists and promoting the high-quality development of China’s fashion industry.

The China Fashion Designers Association, China Textile Information Center, National Textile Product Development Center, sponsored the release of China textile fabric fashion trends in autumn and winter of 2023/24. Guided by the core concept of "harmony", it made a dynamic release of seven categories of fashion trends, providing a clear idea for the fashion upgrade of China textile industry, from technical innovation, design innovation to fabric innovation.

China International Fashion Week in autumn and winter 2023 drives the recovery of China’s fashion industry. Photo by China International Fashion Week Organizing Committee

China International Fashion Week’s "China Aesthetics" has refreshed its creativity this season. Many brands have turned their attention to ancient myths, Shan Hai Jing, Sanxingdui Culture, Romance of Gods, Dunhuang Art, China Color, Five Elements Culture, Oriental Philosophy, Historical Heroes, Literary Allusions, Ink Painting and Calligraphy, China Gardens, Classical Architecture, Classical Opera, Song Dynasty Aesthetics, Ceramic Culture, Zhuang Brocade Art, Chinese Danxia, Mongolian Culture, etc., and have compared China Aesthetics with. (End)

An automobile is a four-wheeled motor vehicle, usually driven by an internal combustion engine. It is an important part of transportation in modern society and is widely used in personal travel, cargo transportation and public transportation.

Cars have many advantages, including convenience, high speed, high flexibility, and being able to drive on different terrains and roads. It can take people to their destination and save time and energy. With the continuous development of automobile technology, the performance and safety of automobiles are constantly improved, such as adding airbags, anti-lock braking systems and other facilities, making driving safer and more comfortable.

However, cars also have some problems and challenges. Automobile emissions will cause environmental pollution, especially air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, automobile traffic may lead to traffic jams and accidents, which will have a negative impact on public space and personal health. Therefore, some countries and regions advocate reducing dependence on cars and encouraging green modes of travel, such as walking, cycling and public transportation.

In the future, the automobile industry is also constantly developing and innovating. Autopilot technology has been applied to automobiles, and electric vehicles are gradually becoming popular to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce the impact on the environment. In addition, the sharing economy model is gradually applied to the automobile field to improve the efficiency of resource utilization. With the progress of technology and the change of society, cars may have more changes and developments in the future.

In the long history of China, every major social change is preceded by "cultural" change. The sacrificial culture of Shang Dynasty laid the foundation for the ritual and music civilization of Zhou Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred flowers blossomed and a hundred schools of thought contended for cultural opening and innovation, which ushered in Qiang Qin’s Han nationality, the Han nationality was formally formed, and the Confucianism of Confucianism also promoted the unification of China. The New Culture Movement during the May 4th Movement created a new culture in China, which was a fusion of Chinese and Western cultures and ancient and modern cultures, and provided a cultural foundation for today’s national independence and national prosperity. Today, we propose the creative inheritance and innovative development of China’s traditional culture, which is bound to provide the strongest cultural support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Culture is resources, culture is power, and culture is spirit. This is true for the nation, the country and the individual.

However, what is "culture" is still one of the problems that need to be discussed.

From the etymology, what is China’s so-called "culture"? Why does it have such great power? The analysis of culture from this angle can refresh us and help us understand the essence of China culture, as well as where and why it is different from western culture.

Let’s talk about the "text" of culture first.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions’s "Wen" is a hieroglyph, and the glyph is a pattern formed by many lines and interlaces, which represents a pictorial symbol carved on rocks or animal bones to convey consciousness. It is an ancient hieroglyph. Therefore, the original meaning of the word "Wen" is a pictographic ideographic symbol carved on rock walls and Oracle bones in ancient times. To put it bluntly, it is an image and a symbol carrier carrying meaning. Therefore, speaking words is a symbol used to express events, facts and information. This is one.

Second, writing is aesthetics. It is said that one of our ancestors looked up at the sky at the beginning of the humanities, and there were beautiful clouds in the sky, as the saying goes, the wind came and the rain went, and the clouds rolled and the clouds were comfortable; Looking down at the ground, it is precisely the beautiful mountains and rivers and the beautiful land. When observing natural humanities, historical geography, personnel stories, as well as architectural costumes, body shapes and even the spirit of consciousness, he found that these things have a very interesting thing in common. Those various patterns are beautiful things in the form of beautiful lines, and their forms can bring people beautiful enjoyment. "Wen" can not only express things, but also express spirit. All kinds of expressions make us feel both practical and enjoyable. So, he drew a "text". This is the origin of writing and the beginning of culture.

Therefore, the original meaning of the word "Wen" expresses beauty, mainly the kind of beauty that brings beauty to people in form. Therefore, we say that "Wen" is a pattern. Later, the poems and paintings we wrote, including our words, calligraphy, music and dance, were all patterns, and they all expressed a kind of aesthetic and formal "Wen".

If we grasp the original meaning of the beautiful pattern of the word "Wen", we can understand the characteristics of China culture. China culture pays special attention to poetry, aesthetic feeling and the comfort and comfort of secular life. China people pay attention to "life", that is, "to be born and live", and to live beautifully, healthily, abundantly, comfortably and poetically. For the beauty of life, because of the beauty of life, people in China often write poems about life.

China is a country that attaches importance to life, aesthetics and poetry. It emphasizes the free and easy mind, the cultivation of mind, the vibration of soul and the enjoyment of emotion on the basis of the unity of nature, mind and matter, and the unity of inside and outside, and pursues the aesthetic feeling in life.

There is a saying in the ancients that "poetry expresses ambition". "ambition" is "the heart of intellectuals" Poetry, as a "text" to express the feelings and emotions of the heart, is the most appropriate carrier and the best expression of beautiful "text".

Therefore, from patterns to words to poems, paintings, music, architecture and clothing, "Wen" has become an aesthetic activity for objects, a sense of beauty and beauty of people, and then it is derived from aesthetics. "Wen" is a phenomenon form, a subjective feeling, an aesthetic relationship between subject and object, an attitude of observing life and existence, and a poetic mode of life, culture and poetry.

Look at "Hua" again.

"Hua" is two people in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. On the left is a man standing head-up, and on the right is a man falling head-down into the ground. From left to right, it is a change from birth to death, which is also a natural life process. Oracle Bone Inscriptions’s man on the right is written as a dagger in the bronze inscription, so the word "Hua" is horrible: a man on the left and a knife on the right-killing people, which means revolution, innovation, innovation and metabolism. Therefore, "transformation" is a movement, a law of nature, progress and change, that is, the old dies and the new is created, that is, "dialectics". This is the first meaning of "Hua".

It is said in the Book of History that "every day is new, every day is new, and every day is new", which expresses this law of nature. This "new" is "pro" on the left and "Jin" on the right. "Dear", the top is a metal drill, which is inserted into the stake below, and then the axe on the right is used to cut the stake, and the stake is decomposed and split for firewood. Therefore, "new" is broken down, turning the whole into parts and the big into small ones. As far as philosophical methodology and behavioral practice are concerned, we usually call it "analysis" and "decomposition", or philosophically, "deconstruction". This is the second meaning of "Hua".

On the whole, "transformation" is a process of change, change or elimination, and it is also an action and a process before reorganization and innovation.

Why should people be "modern" and "new"? Whether it is new or new, it is to find out the essence and law of the object world through research, anatomy and observation of parts and small parts, and apply it to production and life to create new things and new values. By turning the big into the small and turning the whole into parts, we can grasp the essence and law of the object more conveniently, have a more accurate understanding, have a more successful guarantee and get more achievements when we act. This is research, a process of academic activities, scientific exploration and philosophical thinking. Its purpose is to analyze, dissect and then "construct", that is, to reassemble concrete, phenomenal and fragmentary things with their own thinking, express them in the form of abstract thinking and present them as theories. A whole, an abstract meaning and a universally applicable law are constructed, from which "logic" or "metaphysics" is formed, which is a "Tao" based on the study of phenomena, that is, the source of the world, the essence of the world and the law of the world, so that we can use it and serve the survival and development.

The development of philosophy led to the development of natural science, which brought about the industrial revolution, and then there was a historic translocation of eastern and western countries in the world. "Culture" is the wheel and engine of world historical progress.

[This article comes from "33 Keywords of China Traditional Culture" published by People’s Publishing House]

Source: People’s Daily Online-People’s Daily Overseas Edition

Customers buy cosmetics in Haikou Riyue Square Duty Free Shop. Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Chengshe

"China’s beauty market sales will exceed 1 trillion yuan in 2025." According to an article in Women’s World Daily, China has become the key to the growth of global beauty companies, driven by the increase of family income, the continuous influx of newcomers and the growing local brands.

At the "June 18th China International Beauty Summit Forum" held by Women’s World Daily, Gian positano, head of the Italian Cosmetics Federation, said that the beauty market in China is expected to reach 92.1 billion US dollars in 2022. The growth momentum will mainly come from the rapid growth of the male beauty products market and the rise of domestic beauty brands.

According to the report, China is not only a key consumer market and manufacturing center, but also a driving force for innovation. From setting up research and development centers to investment funds, many international beauty giants continue to expand their investment in China; At the same time, many local brands of beauty cosmetics in China began to internationalize in order to explore the international market. China beauty brands are still entering foreign markets through cross-border e-commerce.

In recent years, the beauty market in China is full of vitality, showing new development characteristics. First, the growth rate is fast and the coverage is wide. At present, the market scale of China’s beauty industry is gradually moving towards trillion level; Second, facial basic skin care is the core track, accounting for the largest market share, and the growth rate of sub-tracks such as makeup and makeup is also faster; Third, the male beauty market is developing rapidly, and major brands are competing to enter the market. In addition to "her economy", "other economy" has also quietly emerged; Fourth, domestic beauty brands have risen rapidly. Domestic brands have made remarkable progress in raw materials, formula and technology, and a large number of cutting-edge domestic brands such as Perfect Diary and Huaxizi have emerged.

China’s beauty market is booming, which is of great significance to promoting domestic and even global economic recovery. In terms of supply chain and industrial chain, the development of beauty industry is closely related to agriculture, biochemistry, glass industry, plastic industry, transportation industry and advertising industry, and many related industrial chains have been developed and integrated. This has a positive role in promoting the global industrial chain.

The unprecedented development of China’s beauty industry is the result of multiple factors.

First, with the continuous development of China’s economy, the main contradiction in today’s society has been transformed into the contradiction between the people’s growing need for a better life and the unbalanced development. Beauty products just meet the social needs and respect needs of consumers.

Secondly, more and more foreign excellent beauty brands have entered China, bringing advanced production technology, novel marketing methods and unique product concepts to the beauty market in China, promoting the industrial chain to be mature and perfect, and cultivating consumers in the beauty market in China to some extent.

Third, the consumer groups of beauty products in China are gradually expanding. With the rapid economic development, China people’s household income level and consumption power are constantly improving, and the demand for beauty products will also expand. In addition, some beauty brands have gone to other cities to explore the market after deep cultivation in first-and second-tier cities, and gained more sustained positive growth momentum.

Fourthly, the change of consumption concept provides a broad market for the development of beauty products in China. Generation Z consumers are the core consumer groups in the future beauty market.

Fifth, new social and marketing platforms such as live broadcast have expanded rapidly. The rise of social media, such as Little Red Book Assessment, online celebrity Live Delivery and KOL, has strongly promoted the development of China’s beauty market.

With the development of economy, the progress of science and technology and the change of consumer groups, there will be some new trends in China’s beauty market. First of all, driven by "Yan value economy", the influence of "Z generation" on the beauty market should not be underestimated. Secondly, digital transformation is the general trend. Digital transformation of layout is conducive to grasping the core channels of beauty products, such as credit payment method, digital marketing concept, digital network sales channels and so on. Finally, Guochao brand has great development potential. "Generation Z" consumers have a high degree of cultural self-confidence, preferring China elements and national brands, and new publicity strategies and marketing methods such as "co-branding" are loved by consumers.

If China’s beauty market wants to achieve steady and healthy development, it needs to firmly grasp the development direction. From the core competitiveness of beauty products, we should pay attention to the independent research and innovation of product formulas, establish a "moat" of domestic brands, and gain a place in the global beauty industry chain; From the special properties of beauty products, we should enhance the experience and efficacy of beauty products and enhance customer stickiness. As an "experience product", consumers will pay special attention to the core ingredients and actual use effect; From the perspective of development trend, we should focus on digital transformation, put product design and research and development, industrial chain operation and customer loyalty system on a digital platform, and then make a comprehensive layout of digitalization; From the perspective of sustainability, green materials should be used to promote sustainable development. Beauty products are "fast-moving consumer goods", and packaging materials will produce a lot of carbon emissions when they are processed. The country strongly advocates "carbon integration". If beauty brands can pay attention to sustainable development and combine with the major policies advocated by the country, it will not only benefit the brand itself, but also help the environmental development.

(Interview with Zhou Ying)