Postcrossing Meetup (Received Cards): FREYA from CHINA

This rainy week we have received a really cute card from Zhejiang, an eastern coastal province in China whose capital is Hangzhou.

The writer is Freya. Freya and I have actually been penpals for about one year now and I have learnt a lot about China, its food and customs through her beautifully handwritten letters and cards.

She has been learning Spanish for about 3 months now and her command of the language is outstanding already, in fact, she has written the whole card in polished Spanish.

The card Freya sent shows one type of traditional costumes in China, the Ruqun (襦裙). It consists of a blouse (襦, ru) and a wrap-around skirt (裙, qun; also called 裳, chang). It is the eldest type of hanfu which is said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor (source: Wikipedia).

 We are very grateful for your card, Freya, we will make sure and answer back on April 16!