The Background of Shaanxi Folk Embroidery

On the land of China, the middle reaches of the Yellow River is the cradle of Chinese culture. As early as primitive times, there were people quietly breeding here. For a long time in history, Shaanxi was once the political center of the country and the most developed area of culture and art, and Shaanxi folk art has a long history. For thousands of years, a complete aesthetic system has been formed, which has been inherited and accumulated by laborers in past dynasties. Paper-cutting, facial makeup, weaving, puppets, costumes, shadow play and other handicrafts have all become the key protection objects of Shaanxi intangible cultural heritage, and embroidery is unique with its unique aesthetic characteristics. Zhouzhi Bai Ya embroidery, Yan 'an Luochuan Maoma embroidery, Gaoling Zhahua embroidery, Chengcheng embroidery and Xiqin embroidery are important parts of Shaanxi folk embroidery art. This paper mainly introduces the aesthetic characteristics of Shaanxi folk embroidery to spy out the aesthetic value of Shaanxi folk art.

As early as Yu Shun's time, there was embroidery in China. The recorded history of folk embroidery in Shaanxi can be traced back to the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, and embroidery is recorded in the Book of Songs (now southwest of Xunyi, Shaanxi). Small embroidery is an ancient embroidery in Shaanxi, which was once popular in the Tang Dynasty, thus showing the long history of Shaanxi embroidery. Embroidery began to distinguish the levels and types of people who used embroidery invisibly from the Han Dynasty. Although embroidery is created by working people in their work, ordinary working people can only decorate practical products such as clothing, shoes and hats with simple embroidery techniques in their lives. Since then, Shaanxi folk embroidery has gradually formed a unique category.