
Li Qian sorted out various cloth tiger collected by him. Han Zhangyun Photo by
Li Qian sorted out various cloth tigers in collection. Photo by Han Zhangyun
China News Network Zhengzhou, February 10th Title: This female "Internet celebrity" does not bring goods, only talks about female popular
China News Network reporter Han Zhangyun
In Zhengzhou, Henan, there is a female "Internet celebrity" who is famous in the folk customs circle, which is very special. She broadcasts the Internet almost every night, but never brings goods, only talks about female popular culture in the live broadcast room. Recently, the reporter walked into the live broadcast room of the female anchor Li Qian with questions.
Why don’t female “Internet celebrity” bring goods?
"Touch the tiger's head, you will have no worries about food and clothing; touch the tiger's mouth, drive away evil spirits and avoid ghosts; touch the tiger's back, you will be prosperous and wealthy; touch the tiger's tail, you will be perfect..." At 20:39 on February 9, Li Qian appeared in the live broadcast room on time, holding a handmade tiger cloth. She told the netizens in the live broadcast room about the traditional tiger culture among female reds.
Li Qian is an educator in Zhengzhou City and a traditional female red collection enthusiast. After 19 years, she collected nearly 10,000 pieces of tiger-head hat , cloth tiger, embroidered insoles, clothing, etc. from all over the country. When she walked into her collection room, it was like walking into a "Female Red Museum".

Children wear the female red collections collected by Li Qian to experience traditional culture. Photo by Han Zhangyun
Li Qian is well-known in the Zhengzhou folk customs circle. She is not only exhibited at home and abroad, but also spreads the female red culture in various places. Before the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Li Qian's collection was exhibited abroad in the United States, Canada and other places. It is deeply loved by local people and also brings comfort to overseas Chinese in their hometowns. In addition to being exhibited offline, Li Qian also extends the pace of inheriting the female red culture online.
During the just-passed 7-day holiday of the Spring Festival, Li Qian would appear in the live broadcast room on time every night. Unlike other internet celebrity anchors who are keen on selling goods, she never sells goods. The live broadcast content introduces the culture behind traditional female celebrities to netizens.
Renyin Year of the Tiger, tiger is the protagonist, and Li Qian's live broadcast room is full of her carefully selected tiger elements collections.

Li Qian introduced the traditional female red culture to netizens through live broadcasts on the Internet. Han Zhangyun photographed
"Since ancient times, Chinese people have loved tiger elements, such as tigers among the twelve zodiac signs, white tiger among the four gods of China, tiger talisman in ancient times. Tiger symbolizes strength, health, authority, and gathers many beautiful elements..." Holding a pair of tiger-head shoes in both hands, Li Qian told the story in front of the camera. In front of her, bibble , cloud shoulder , embroidered shoes, insoles, etc., which have traces of time, are covered with the desktop. Netizens are constantly interacting on the screen, some praise the exquisiteness of the collection, and some ask about the purchasing channels...
has been testing the online live broadcast for the first time on December 11, 2021. She appears in the live broadcast room almost every night, and has accumulated 27,000 fans so far. But Li Qian's collections are never sold. In her opinion, this is a medium for cultural and artistic exchange rather than a commodity. In the future, she plans to build a larger platform to display her collections so that more people can see the beauty of Chinese female red.
19 collection of female red collections
Li Qian has a special liking for traditional female red, which comes from her childhood mother's skillful hands.
"When I was a child, my mother would always embroider her clothes and shoes. Every time I wear them out, my neighbor's children envied me." Li Qian recalled that her mother's needle and thread made her feel the beauty and warmth of traditional female red, and also planted the seeds of loving traditional female red in her heart. After working in
, he had a source of income, and Li Qian began to deliberately collect female popular works. After 19 years of accumulation, there are countless female red collections hanging on the wall, placed on the ground, and treasured in boxes in her collection room, and there are thousands of pairs of tiger-head shoes across the country alone.

The picture shows children walking into Li Qian's room to experience the charm of traditional culture up close. Han Zhangyun photographed
"This pair of Hebei tiger-head shoes has a pair of white thread left on the sole of the shoes, which means that children can take root steadily, grow up healthily, and live a long life when wearing these shoes."Li Qian introduced that every needle and thread on traditional tiger-head shoes is full of blessings and the elders' most sincere love for the newborn. "You see, these three pairs are tiger-head shoes from Zhengzhou. After the child is born, you should wear three pairs, the first pair is blue, the second pair is red, and the third pair is purple. This is called "the head pair is blue, the second pair is red and the three pairs are purple in the end," which means stopping the child from dying, growing up healthily and becoming successful and becoming famous. "
" Flowing Female Red Museum"
Traditional Female Red is in addition to the bright overlap and collision of colors, and exquisite embroidery is also indispensable.
" There must be pictures and intentions, and there must be good luck. "Li Qian introduced that Chinese traditional female red is an art with warmth, which contains the virtues of full use and thrift. In recent years, she has been committed to letting more people see the beauty of traditional female red, rather than enjoying it exclusively.

Li Qian tells the traditional female red culture to teachers, students and parents. Photo provided by the interviewee
From 2007 to the present, Li Qian has brought her female red collection to more than 150 primary and secondary schools and kindergartens. The four large trolley boxes that accompany her into the campus are like "a mobile female red museum".
"Every time I enter the school, I will design themes, such as focusing on festivals, solar terms, etc. Children can touch and wear these things with all their hearts. I hope that in this way, more children will fall in love with Chinese traditional culture from an early age. "Li Qian introduced, "Whenever I see children wearing tiger-head hats and holding cloth tigers, I love them. "

Li Qian brought her collection to campus to experience the beauty of traditional female red. Photo provided by the interviewee
Li Qian's collection has many precious collections of age, and each exhibition will inevitably suffer losses, but she believes that this is not important. "My purpose of collection is to inherit the Chinese female red culture. Only by touching can you get the experience, so that more people will love our traditional female red. ”(End)
Source: China News Network