Edelweiss —— Artist's Spirituality

Cashmere flowers, also known as "official flowers" and "happy flowers", are dyed with silk and hooked with copper wires. Exquisite craftsmanship, entering the DPRK in the Tang Dynasty, is the representative of China's rich culture.

Tang Dynasty is a tribute, which flowed into the people in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, mainly wearing velvet flowers during the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and international weddings. In 2006, Nanjing velvet flower was listed as the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangsu Province.

At the 2nd Youth Conference of the International Organization of World Folk Art held in Nanjing in 20 10, Nanjing velvet flower won the honorary award of the organizing committee and the most beautiful China handicraft in the eyes of the world youth.

? Artistic value of velvet flower

Nanjing velvet flower is one of the traditional crafts in China, so it also contains the unique preference of Chinese civilization for symmetry and repetition, and it has an indelible mark on both accessories and decorative supplies.

? Cultural significance of velvet flower

People can't live without velvet flowers, even the poor will like to wear velvet flowers for the New Year.

Old Nanjing people love to combine pun of homophonic culture with artistic attainments, and place good expectations on life. Homophonic pun, expressing auspicious meaning, these small velvet flowers, which symbolize prosperity and good fortune, are inserted in the inner edge of curtains, and some are neatly placed in drawers of dressing boxes. With the change of seasons, they wear different styles of velvet flowers, which makes the plain days colorful.

These also confirm the cultural orientation of traditional China people who like to seek prizes, and at the same time let the profound connotation of China traditional culture be passed down through the form of velvet flowers.