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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ede girls learn from their grandmothers and mothers to weave brocade fabric and make clothes and blankets when they are little. These products are for family use and given by a bride as gifts for her ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hainan presents a Li ethnic culture exhibition and traditional activities during the Milan Design Week 2023. [Photo provided to China Daily] Experts say that the skills involved in the craft have been ...

Sitting on the floor, Liu Xianglan holds the traditional hand-loom in position. With the aid of long sticks, she begins weaving, passing colorful threads back and forth to create the delicate patterns ...