What are the characteristics of Tibetan folk crafts Guinan Tibetan embroidery?

Tibetan embroidery in Guinan, commonly known as "needle and thread", is the product of the combination of farming culture and Tibetan Buddhism in snowy Tibetan areas. It embodies the wisdom and creation of Tibetan working women, and is one of the outstanding Tibetan traditional folk cultures, bearing the heavy farming civilization and long history and culture of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The traditional Tibetan embroidery in Guinan has a long history and is well known. Shagou Township, Mangqu Town, Mangla Township and Guomaying Town in the county are the main distribution areas of Tibetan embroidery in Guinan. At present, there are about 400 Tibetan embroidery artists in this county. Tibetan embroidery artists are rich in resources and rich in Tibetan embroidery culture, which is called "the hometown of Tibetan embroidery". Tibetan embroidery in Guinan is listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage by Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture.

There are more than ten kinds of traditional stitches in Tibetan embroidery in Guinan, such as flat stitch, string stitch, jumping stitch and rotating stitch. The patterns created by Tibetan embroidery in Guinan are brightly colored, fluent and vivid, with exquisite craftsmanship, which has high artistic ornamental value and collection value. Apart from Thangka and traditional patterns, there are also landscapes, figures and animals in Guinan Tibetan embroidery, which is one of the richest ethnic embroidery in China.

In recent years, Guinan county party committee and county * * * regard the development of Guinan Tibetan embroidery as an important way to increase farmers' income, strengthen leadership, improve institutions, increase investment and guide in an orderly manner. At present, Tibetan embroidery in southern Guangxi, led by guinan county Tibetan Embroidery Association and guinan county Tibetan Embroidery R&D Center, is moving towards industrialization and marketization.

Tibetan embroidery in Guinan, as a local folk craft, has a unique stitch and artistic style. Since entering the market, products have been in short supply.

There are two main modes of production of Tibetan embroidery in Guinan: one is the production mode of "company+farmer", and the county R&D center provides product design, wiring, mounting, packaging and sales with all kinds of modern equipment purchased. Tibetan embroidery artists choose patterns according to their own characteristics and sign contracts with the center. They make them at home as required, and the center professionals guide them all the way. When finished, they give it to the center and pay it on the spot. There are about 300 people who work by piece. The other is centralized production in the workshop of Tibetan Embroidery R&D Center, including training room, boutique workshop and workshop for making oversized works. , the daily wage system, about 70 people. With the increase of the training scale of Tibetan embroidery skills, the number of Tibetan embroidery practitioners in Guinan will further increase.

The main works of Tibetan embroidery in Guinan are Hundred Mastiffs (super-large works, width 1.2, length 36m), White Tara (Tibetan embroidery Thangka, collected by provincial museum), Harmonious Four Ruitu, Lucky Eight Treasure Tu, etc.