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Chinese woman uses pop-top cans to create exquisite replicas of female hair ornaments in popular costume dramas

(People's Daily Online)    13:13, January 03, 2020

A 30-year old Chinese woman has caused a sensation online thanks to her videos showing how she made replicas of hair ornaments of female characters in popular Chinese costume dramas with simple materials including pop-top cans, Red Star News reported on Jan.1.

A model displays hair ornaments created by Yan Hong. (Photo/Red Star News)

Yan Hong started to post videos on Chinese online video sharing platform Bilibili about a year ago. So far she has posted 105 videos and has over 230,000 followers on the platform. Her videos have been viewed more than 5.6 million times.

Among the 105 videos on Yan Hong’s page, the video that has been played the most times is one of a phoenix coronet done in the Peking opera style. The coronet was created using 18 pop-top cans.

In fact, most of the raw materials Yan Hong uses are not expensive or fancy. Simple materials such as copper wire, aluminum wire, balls of wool, and even tissue have all been used in her creations. These simple materials have been turned into exquisite replicas of hair ornaments in various famous TV dramas, including Story of Yanxi Palace and Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace.

Yan Hong lives in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan province. To many people’s surprise, Yan Hong was not an art major in college, but studied nursing for five years in North Sichuan Medical College, and worked as a nurse for two years after graduation.

When she decided to quit her job and do something she liked, no one supported her decision except her husband, according to Yan Hong, who later opened a small store and sold various ornaments that took her fancy.

Yan Hong then studied makeup artistry in a training school for half a year and became a freelance makeup artist, mainly providing makeup services for weddings.

A model displays hair ornaments created by Yan Hong. (Photo/Red Star News)

“I made some hair accessories to go with the look. And brides liked them very much,” said Yan Hong, adding that working with wedding photographers helped expand her social circle and business.

In December 2019, Yan Hong moved her “studio” from her home to a cultural creative base near her home, and was invited to an activity held in Oxford University, UK, sharing her craftsmanship with overseas fans.

Several months ago, Yan Hong opened an online store on an e-commerce platform, selling semi-finished products needed for making hair ornaments. The videos she posted online have now become teaching materials.

“I didn’t think I could achieve what I have now when I quit my job at the hospital. It all started because of my interest,” said Yan Hong.

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