Brief introduction of Xiabu

Xiabu is a traditional handicraft of Han nationality with a long history. Linen woven from ramie. 1 Because flax is mostly used in summer clothes, it is cool and pleasant, and it is also called summer cloth and summer things. Xiabu is a traditional clothing fabric of Han nationality, which is made of unique traditional handmade yarn and textile. Since Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, it has been used to make mourning clothes, deep clothes, royal clothes, crowns, towels and hats. After the summer cloth is bleached, it is called white. Rongchang Ramie handicraft and Xiabu handicraft were listed as national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2009, textile processing, a kind of ramie from Hanshan, South Korea, was listed in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.