FLOWER POWER

Traditional, colorful headdress becomes fashionable again and helps village income blossom, Yang Feiyue reports.

The soft spot ancient Chinese women had for flowers has been widely celebrated through classic art like the well-preserved Tang Dynasty (618-907) painting by Zhou Fang, Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair with Flowers.

This fondness, having survived the ages and also transcended class, is currently regaining momentum in the small fishing village of Xunpu, which is tucked away in Quanzhou, Fujian province, where women wearing floral headdresses can be seen coming and going in the narrow alleys.

These days, residents are either to be found shucking oysters, or busily arranging floral headdress for the crowds of visitors.