Is Hand Embroidery an Intangible Cultural Heritage?

Answer: definitely. Embroidery is the most exquisite representative of ancient crafts in China.

Embroidery embroidery, called needle embroidery in ancient times, is a process of drawing colored lines with embroidery needles, embroidering textiles with needles according to designed patterns, and forming patterns with embroidery marks. It was called "haze" and "needle haze" in ancient times. Because embroidery is mostly made by women, it is also called "needlework". Embroidery is one of the ancient handcraft skills in China, and the handcraft embroidery technology in China has a history of more than 2,000 years. According to the Book of History, as early as 4,000 years ago, the system of chapter clothes stipulated that "clothes should be embroidered". In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a record of "embroidery * * *". The level of embroidery in the Warring States and Han Dynasties unearthed in Hubei and Hunan is very high. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, embroidery was used for painting, calligraphy and decoration. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the scale of court embroidery was large, and folk embroidery was further developed. Suzhou Embroidery, Guangdong Embroidery, Xiang Embroidery and Shu Embroidery came into being one after another, and they are called "Four Famous Embroideries". In addition, there are Gu Embroideries, such as Beijing Embroidery, Ou Embroidery, Lu Embroidery, Min Embroidery, Border Embroidery, Han Embroidery, Ma Embroidery and Miao Xiu, all of which have their own styles and have lasted for a long time. There are dozens of embroidery stitches, such as Qi Zhen, sleeve needle, inserting needle, long and short needle, minute needle, Ping Jin, and shifting sand, which are rich in colors and have their own characteristics. The uses of embroidery include: shroud, song and dance or opera clothes, tablecloths, pillowcases, cushions and other daily necessities, screens, wall hangings and other furnishings. Gu embroidery is the most famous embroidery in People's Republic of China (PRC).