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What is the common name for the pattern unique to the wax valance process?

Ice pattern.

According to the 360 encyclopedia, wax val is batik, the charm of batik crafts, in addition to the exquisite pattern, also lies in the wax after cooling on the fabric to produce cracks, the color material penetrates into the cracks, to get a variety of color patterns, commonly known as the "ice pattern". The same pattern design can be made into different "ice pattern" after batik.

Batik technique (Miao batik technique), a traditional technique passed down in the Miao settlement, is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Batik is one of the ancient folk traditional printing and dyeing crafts of the Chinese nation. As early as in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Miao people have mastered the batik technique.