Shu embroidery, Hunan embroidery is well known, Qinghai embroidery and what is the origin?

In our country's long history of development, has a lot of folk culture. Embroidery culture is one of the very bright, China's embroidery culture can be said to be world-famous, and in this, China's vast geographical area of the many ethnic groups, different regional customs and folk culture also created a rich variety of embroidery this culture, each with its own strengths. We may be more familiar with the Shu embroidery, Hunan embroidery, but in fact there is a more famous is the Qinghai embroidery, also known as the Qinghai folk embroidery, it is the Qinghai folk culture is very representative of a folk art.

Qinghai embroidery has a very strong folk characteristics and the characteristics of the local ethnic minorities in Qinghai, the material is more clothing, cotton fabrics, chemical fiber materials as embroidery, conducive to the display. In Qinghai embroidery, people often choose the techniques of flat embroidery, disk embroidery, net embroidery, pull embroidery and pile embroidery, etc. At the same time, people in the choice of patterns mostly choose clouds, thunder and lightning, grass, trees, flowers and a variety of geometric patterns, such as rhombuses and squares, etc., and not only that, there are also many side of the world program. Qinghai embroidery in the image of most of the people, heaven and earth, sun and moon, flying fish and animals and flowers and grass.

Local people use embroidery to express their expectations for a better life, expressing their wishes and ideals for life. Common embroidery works are mainly in clothing, including ethnic minorities wear belts, braids, bibs, shoes and socks, etc. In Qinghai there are many Tibetans and Mongolians, they prefer braids to wear, most of the embroidery patterns on it are very rich and colorful, there are many ways of composition, a variety of patterns are available. The belt is also very heavy embroidery work, Qinghai embroidery is the most common embroidered belt commonly used by the Tujia, and the belt embroidery is also one of the most complex, the longest time.

There are also embroideries of daily necessities, such as knife sheaths, tobacco pouches, etc., which are commonly used by men, as well as purses, which can be given as gifts to one's relatives and friends. Qinghai embroidery has a high status in the region, and it is expected that it will be better inherited.