The four famous embroidery refers to which four four four famous embroidery features introduced

1, the four famous embroidery, refers to China's embroidery in Suzhou embroidery, Hunan Hunan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, Sichuan Shu embroidery. Embroidery is a needle and thread embroidered on the fabric of a variety of decorative patterns of the general term. Embroidery is divided into silk embroidery and feather embroidery two kinds.

China's embroidery has reached a high level of craftsmanship in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and was one of the important commodities transported along the Silk Road in history. The Four Famous Embroideries of China are the outstanding representatives of Chinese embroidery.

2, the four famous embroidery features are introduced:

(1) Su embroidery, is the center of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, including the general name of the embroidery products in Jiangsu Province. Its Suzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the birthplace of Suzhou embroidery in Suzhou, Wu County area, bordering Taihu Lake, mild climate, silk production. Therefore, there has always been a traditional habit of women specializing in embroidery. Superior geographical environment, brilliant and rich brocade, colorful floral line, for the development of Su embroidery to create favorable conditions. In the process of long-term historical development, Su embroidery in the art of forming a beautiful pattern, color harmony, bright lines, stitching lively, fine embroidery of the local style, known as the "Pearl of the Orient".

(2) Cantonese embroidery, including Canton embroidery and Chao embroidery. Represented by the Canton embroidery, one of the country's four famous embroidery, history refers to Guangzhou, Foshan, Nanhai, Panyu, Shunde and other places of embroidery, that is, specifically refers to the Canton region of embroidered crafts, including embroidered paintings and drawings, embroidered costumes, bead embroidery and so on. Citing Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province as the production center of the general term for handmade silk thread embroidery.

(3) Shu embroidery, also known as "Sichuan embroidery", is a general term for Sichuan embroidery products centered in Chengdu. The history of Shu embroidery is also very long, according to the record of "Huayang Guo Zhi" by Chang Qu of the Jin Dynasty, at that time, the embroidery in Shu was already very famous, and Shu embroidery and Shu brocade were listed together as the famous products of Shu. The pure ornamental products of Shu embroidery were relatively few, mostly daily necessities, and most of the materials were flowers, birds, insects and fishes, folk auspicious phrases and traditional decorations, etc., which were quite festive and embroidered on quilt covers, pillowcases, clothes, shoes and painting screens. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, Shu Embroidery absorbed the strengths of Gu Embroidery and Su Embroidery on the basis of local traditional embroidery techniques, and became one of the most important commercial embroideries in China. Shu embroidery with a neat needle, flat and bright, clear silk, without adding a pen, pattern edge as knife cut generally too neat, bright colors.

(4) Hunan embroidery, is a general term for embroidery products centered in Changsha, Hunan Province. Hunan embroidery in 1912 and 1933, respectively, Italy Turin Fair and Panama Universal Exposition, Hunan embroidery embroidery were awarded the best prize and the first prize, known abroad as the super embroidery. Originally, merchants in Changsha city opened "Gu Embroidery House" to satisfy a group of nouveau riche who made a fortune by suppressing the Taiping Army, and soon overwhelmed Gu Embroidery with the name of Hunan Embroidery. Hunan embroidery is characterized by the use of silk floss (no floss), which is actually floss treated in a solution to prevent hairiness, and is locally known as "fine wool embroidery". Hunan embroidery is also mostly based on national paintings, with vivid and realistic forms and bold styles, and was once known as "embroidering flowers to give birth to fragrance, embroidering birds to listen to sound, embroidering tigers to run, and embroiderers to convey the spirit of the gods". The color scheme of Hunan embroidery humanities paintings is characterized by shades of grey and black and white, plain and elegant as ink paintings; Hunan embroidery daily necessities are colorful and the patterns and ornaments are more decorative.