Do you know the characteristics of the batik process of Buyi people?

The batik of Buyi nationality has a long reputation. As early as the Song Dynasty, batik cloth was recorded, which is a specialty of Huishui in Guizhou. The "blue and white cloth" mentioned in the history books of Qing Dynasty is batik cloth. Buyi girls began to learn batik from their mothers at the age of 12 or 13. First, the beeswax is heated and melted into wax juice, then dipped in the wax juice with a triangular copper wax knife, and various beautiful and vivid patterns are carefully drawn on the self-woven white cloth, and then dyed in indigo vats to be blue or light blue. Finally, the cloth is boiled to remove beeswax, fished out, washed repeatedly in the river and dried to form a unique batik handicraft. Many of them are now on display in Beijing Museum. Batik cloth is rich and concise in patterns, lively and bold in painting, and presents unique turtle patterns (also known as small ripples), which has artistic effects that cannot be replaced by machines.

Different regions have different styles of batik art: some like to use flowers, birds, insects and fish as batik patterns, which are bold in composition and vivid in image; Some are characterized by rigorous structure and delicate lines; Some are made of dragon claw flowers and thorn flowers, and their colors are rough and bright. Batik art not only beautifies people's lives, but also enriches the costumes of Chinese and foreign women. Batik cloth is mostly used for women's headscarves, dresses, waists and quilts, door curtains and curtains. In the past 20 years, some batik factories have been built in Guizhou, and special art designers have created and drawn new patterns. The images of various figures and animals are richer and the colors tend to be diversified. Some of them have a high level of craftsmanship, and their designs are very novel and exquisite. They are also used as art wall hangings to decorate living rooms and hotels. Buyi women also add embroidery to batik dresses, which is more charming.