After two weeks of meticulous work, she unveiled her creation. "From the beginning, I incorporated auspicious cloud patterns and a phoenix in flight on the back," she said. Pu credited her love of ...

In the skilled hands of Pu Yao, a Shaanxi artisan, a 3-meter-long paper-cutting hanfu adorned with cloud motifs and featuring a phoenix is taking shape. Before her lies an expansive garment ...