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". The colorful and special floral headdress is known zanhua or zanhuawei. Zanhua (list) as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.
The headdress inspired Huang Rongbing's career choice. In 2016, he and his older sister opened a salon. There, tourists can get their hair style d in the Xunpu tradition and have their photos (take)."We have been fully booked and now there are over 200 businesses offering services (dress) tourists with a zanhua," said Huang.
The increase in tourist visits has made Huang happy. That's because it not only keeps the business busy, also helps spread the history and culture behind zanhua headwear. After(go) through the full zanhua experience, Hu Titi, one of Huang's (customer),even brought zanhua culture to Paris in France last year. Under the Eiffel Tower, she shot photos and videos of herself dressed in (tradition) Chinese clothes with a zanhua in her hair.
Huang said the women of Xunpu, are famous for catching sea food, are hard-working, warm-hearted and brave. "When they put a zanhua on their heads, they express their wish for happiness. The flowers are seen as symbol of hope," he added.
