Chengdu Shu Brocade and Embroidery Museum showcases the best brocades in China. Guide Yan Hua walked me into a room where two people were busy working on a loom. It is no ordinary loom. The greater ...

Liu Xianglan, a national representative inheritor of the traditional brocade artisanship of the Li ethnic group in Wuzhishan city, South China's Hainan province, demonstrated traditional spinning, ...

Brocade weaving is a traditional handicraft of the Central Highlanders and plays an important role in their spiritual life. In the face of challenges from modern life, Central Highlanders have made ...

At over 60 years old, Bui Thi Huong from Xom Com (Tan Lac, Phu Tho) is one of the few artisans still preserving the traditional brocade weaving craft of the Muong ethnic group. We met her at a ...

Xie Huiru, a 77-year-old veteran master weaver of Shu Brocade, one of China's oldest 'four schools of silk brocade,' was orphaned at the age of eight and his illustrious career began at nine. It was ...

“The traditions versions of Zaribafi (“brocade weaving”) machines, which are used in workshops measure ten meters in length and four meters in width. And they do not fit in typical houses and ...

Exhibits of Li brocade are pictured in the cultural center of Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, May 23, 2024. [Xinhua] HAIKOU, June 13 (Xinhua) — Sitting on the floor, Liu Xianglan holds ...

Chen Mengli (left) and Liu Xianglan discuss skills of the Li brocade in a cultural center in Wuzhishan, Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua] Sitting on the floor, Liu Xianglan holds the traditional ...

Originally crafted from silk, brocade is a lustrous, high-quality woven fabric featuring intricate designs. Frequently used for upholstery and drapery, the luxurious textile is now made from a wide ...