Does Yinyang Embroidery in South Fujian really exist?

Tattoos were called flower embroidery in ancient times. There are tattoos all over the country, and there are many styles. It is said that in southern Fujian, there is a unique tattoo-Yin and Yang embroidery. So does Minnan Yin and Yang Embroidery really exist?

Tattoos have a history of more than 5,000 years in China. Also called "tattoo". The earliest "tattoo" can be traced back to the northeast of primitive times. At that time, followers of shamanism and witchcraft in Northeast China would smear the sap of trees on their bodies and draw strange patterns to express their awe of gods and fear of ghosts and gods. Even more exaggerated, those tattoos are said to be endowed with power by the gods. It is said that the stone age emperor Fuxi had a tattoo of "Flying Tiger with Wings" on his right arm, so he could pull mountains and rivers. Tattoos have been handed down and reached their peak in the Song Dynasty. There are many heroes who like tattoos in the masterpiece Water Margin, such as Shi Jin, Hua Shang Lu, and Yan Qing, a prodigal son.

Embroidery of Yin and Yang means that "Yin and Yang" is integrated into tattoos, so that tattoos have the functions of blessing, shelter and transportation similar to amulets, Buddha cards and ghost corpses. Yin and Yang embroidery originated from a local wizard in southern Fujian. In the process of tattooing people, wizards found that tattooing with dead people's blood can make people have the ability to ward off evil spirits.

It can be seen that Yinyang embroidery in southern Fujian did exist in history. However, these are just a cultural custom of the ancients. From a modern point of view, they are superstitious, but as a folk custom, they still have great research value.