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English Version 1. Research QuestionWhat food best represents Chengdu? 2. MethodThis round used a card game with food cards and emotion cards. The approach works as a cultural probe, designed to trigger participants’ memories, imaginations, and emotions through play and visual association. 3. Materials 4. Execution 5. Participant Outputs Food choices and statements: Filtering and…

English version In the first round of interventions, I worked with stakeholders to identify and debate Chengdu’s cultural symbols: hotpot, pandas, teahouses, mahjong, night markets… These elements already reflect ways of living. But to move from “cultural perception” to “fashion identity,” I needed to take a crucial next step—Cultural Translation into Fashion Language. The core…

English Version After running the first mixed-group intervention (locals + non-locals), I decided to hold another round of the card game exclusively with Chengdu locals. The goal was simple: if “Chengdu identity” is defined only by locals themselves, would the hierarchy of cultural symbols look different? Quick Recap of the Rules Result 1: Chengdu’s Top…

English version After completing the first round of the card game intervention, I gathered and organized the cultural symbols and points of tension that emerged from stakeholders’ open discussions. What I ended up with was more than just a “list of Chengdu elements”—it was a record of collective negotiation, showing how local culture is layered…

English Version In the final stage of the card game, I introduced a new layer to the research—Cultural Dislocation. The idea was to push participants out of their familiar local lens and ask them to reimagine Chengdu’s cultural symbols from the perspective of an “outsider,” someone who had never actually been to Chengdu. Why this…

English Version When I finally brought the card game into a real setting, the atmosphere turned out to be far livelier than I had imagined. I had set up the space with a spread of Chengdu-style food—hotpot bubbling at the center, sweet dan hong gao (egg pancakes) on the side—so participants could walk around, taste,…

English Version In my first blog, I raised a core question: What kind of fashion identity does Chengdu need? To answer this, relying on a researcher’s subjective judgment is far from enough. Cultural symbols in Chengdu aren’t one-dimensional—they live in everyday stories and collective memories. That’s why I needed a way for stakeholders to express…

English Version Before the First Intervention: Three Experimental Ideas Before I officially launched my first intervention, I explored three different concepts. Each circled around the same core question:How can interaction push stakeholders to rethink Chengdu’s cultural identity? Eventually, I landed on the card game format, but the three experimental ideas I sketched out beforehand gave…

English version In today’s wave of globalization, cities are no longer just economic or cultural hubs—they’re becoming brands. When we think of Paris, Milan, or Tokyo, what comes to mind isn’t just geography, but a distinct fashion identity. Chengdu, by contrast, is more often associated with “slow living,” hotpot, and pandas. These are powerful cultural…

Update me on the current progress of my comparative intervention project exploring the question: “How can Chengdu’s local culture shape its fashion identity?” So far, I have initiated the first phase of the intervention, targeting two participant groups: 我目前的对比性干预项目进展，主题是：“成都本土文化如何塑造其时尚身份？”目前，我已开展了第一阶段干预，面向两个群体发布活动邀请： Event Poster： This initial stage involved an open call for participants to submit outfit photographs that…