日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Lifestyle
Home / Lifestyle / People

Chinese rethink ink

By Gan Tian | China Daily | Updated: 2013-12-01 01:31

Chinese rethink ink

At He Wenqian's tattoo studio, customized designs are meant to express individuality, while guests choose traditional patterns as auspicious icons. Provided to China Daily

Tattoos' social insinuations are changing more rapidly, morphing from stigmatizing marks of deviance to acceptable expressions of individuality. Gan Tian looks at their transforming image.

Chinese rethink ink
 Tattoos' taboo past
Chinese rethink ink
 Marks of ethnic identity 
He Wenqian is a portrait of how tattoos' image has continued changing in China. The tattoo artist says Chinese who got inked when he started his studio in 2002 not only were stereotyped as freaks and outlaws — they often were. Now, all walks of life, especially among the younger generation, are getting tattoos. He says more "elites" are getting inked. His customers today include businesspeople, pro athletes and bank clerks. "A few years ago, I wouldn't dare tell people what I did for a living," He recalls.

"Now, it's a great conversation starter."

Not only are the demographics getting tattoos diversifying but so are the images.

"People work with artists to create custom designs that share their personal stories," He says. "It's a whole different picture now."

Traditional subjects' allusions are changing, too. Dragons, pheonixes and Chinese ghosts remain the most popular. They used to be symbols of intimidation among street fighters. Now, they're simply auspicious icons.

"In the late 1990s and early 2000s, men who had these tattoos believed these patterns would make them look tougher and used different designs to indicate associations with social groups," China Association of Tattoo Artists chairman Wang Qingyuan explains.

"Now, they're just good luck emblems."

Women are more likely to get such likenesses as birds and flowers rendered in softer lines and brighter colors, Wang says.

English initials of names and quotes are increasingly prevalent. Some clients want to commemorate special moments, loved ones and parents by inking their initials on their bodies, He says.

Still, many among the younger generation hide their tattoos from their elders.

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 少妇精品一区二区三区 | 欧美刺激脚交jootjob | 蜜臀99| 免费在线观看国产精品 | 国产美女一区二区三区 | 黄色av网站在线播放 | 丝袜一级片| 欧美精品999| 成人欧美一区二区三区白人 | 午夜av一区二区 | 亚洲激情久久 | 国产成人综合在线 | 亚洲日本色 | 伊人网狼人 | 五月婷婷中文 | 日韩欧美三级视频 | 欧美日韩精 | 蜜桃av在线 | 亚洲欧美日韩国产一区 | 日啪 | 国产传媒一区 | 香蕉视频911 | 日韩综合图区 | wwwwww日本 | 永久免费精品视频 | 亚洲第一色网站 | www.精品国产 | 亚洲影院在线 | 青青草国产成人av片免费 | 亚洲精品区 | 日本不卡一区二区三区 | 一区二区三区在线观看视频 | 青青草97国产精品麻豆 | 欧美一级片免费在线观看 | 久久免费播放视频 | 在线a网 | 亚洲精品偷拍视频 | 亚洲欧美国产毛片在线 | 黄色一级大片在线免费看产 | 久久久久久久福利 | 伊人称影院 |