On the occasion of the Qixi Festival, Honor of Kings has also added a new skin — Wang Zhaojun’s “begging for cleverness and weaving” Qixi limited skin.
Elements of the Qixi Festival and national intangible cultural heritage — Suzhou Embroidery have been incorporated into the skin, which makes it more unique in style. It’s worth mentioning that Yao Jianping, master of Suzhou Embroidery, contributed to the design of this skin.
The new skin of the character Wang Zhaojun showcases the stitches and elegance unique to Suzhou Embroidery and fully demonstrates the artistic features.
In addition to elements of the Qixi Festival such as pearl, morning glory, magpie, etc., it also combines the design philosophy of traditional cheongsam with modern aesthetics.
Yao also employs the representative stitches of Suzhou Embroidery and reproduces the Qixi limited skin, which allows the public to feel the charm of Suzhou Embroidery and its culture in a more vivid way.
▲Life-size Qixi limited skin of Honor of Kings character Wang Zhaojun
The skin sparked wide discussions on the game itself and Suzhou Embroidery on such social platforms as Weibo and Douban and many netizens gave the thumbs up to the eye-catching skin.
▲Weibo users expressing admiration for the clothes
Many comments are found below the skin-related posts saying that they wish to visit Suzhou and personally experience the charm of Suzhou Embroidery.
Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism has put continuous efforts to empower traditional culture with digital technologies. The Wang Zhaojun’s Qixi Festival-themed skin will better revitalize Suzhou Embroidery and engage the young generation in the protection, innovation, and development of intangible cultural heritages.