Eight Merchant Ships

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Timex Wiseguy (2001)
Found thanks to Max Krieger on Twitter!

A line of three Dot-matrix LCD watches that featured stylized graphics and minigames.

1. Wiseguy – “digital fortune cookie”, simple pixel cartoon graphics, “FaceBall” pong-like game.
2. Wrist Rave – A rhythm game with dancing characters.
3. Power Fighter – A simple fighting game.
   

Asked by Anonymous

ziseviolet:

Hi, thanks for the suggestion!

There’s a Weibo blog called Hanfu Zixun/汉服资讯 (Hanfu Information) that compiles statistics on the hanfu industry, and they have an article on the top hanfu styles/items sold on Taobao in 2018, by sales volume (%). You can go to the Source (in Chinese) to get more information on the methodology and finer details. Please note that the list below only includes women’s styles/items, and the percent values are rounded. For definitions of hanfu names & terms, please see my guide to the different types of hanfu. Now without further ado, the list:

Top 10 Most Popular Hanfu Styles/Items of 2018 (click on text for image sources):

1. Waist-high Ruqun/齐腰襦裙 - 26.9%

2. Chest-high Ruqun/齐胸襦裙 - 19.6%

3. Aoqun/袄裙 - 13.1%

4. Beizi/褙子 - 10.6%

5. Qun (skirt)/下裙 - 8.4% 

6. Upright-collar Ao/立领袄 - 8.3%

7. Upright-collar Shan/立领衫 - 3.9%

8. U-Collar/坦领 - 3%

9. Daxiushan/大袖衫 - 2.7%

10. Pifeng/披风 - 1.5%

Note: see the #11-16 spots, as well as lists for men’s styles, at the Source.

Some comments:

- Ruqun was the most popular style, with waist-high ruqun and chest-high ruqun taking the #1 and #2 spots, respectively.

- Ming dynasty styles had a strong showing, with four spots in the top 10: Aoqun (#3), Upright-collar Ao (#6), Upright-collar Shan (#7), and Pifeng (#10).

- Quju, which used to be one of the most popular hanfu styles (if not the most popular style) during the early days of the hanfu revival movement, has now fallen to #15 (0.18%). 

My favorite style of hanfu is waist-high ruqun, which got #1 on the list. Did your favorite hanfu style/item make it into the top 10? ^^

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