What kind of batik memory is Anshun?

The Miao batik in Anshun's batik memory reflects the ancestors' awareness of nature worship and totem worship.

Anshun batik is mainly divided into Miao batik and Buyi batik. The former pattern includes ancient legends and primitive cognition, which reflects the ancient ancestors' awareness of nature worship and totem worship. The latter pattern is mostly natural elements, which shows people's cognition of the universe, reverence for natural mountains and rivers and pursuit of a better life.

Miao batik is a traditional handicraft skill in Danzhai County, Guizhou Province, and it is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Batik is one of the ancient traditional folk printing and dyeing processes of the Chinese nation. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, Miao people had mastered batik technology and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty.

Batik products are mostly dyed with indigo, that is, blue and white flowers, and there are few products with more than two colors. This is because wax is not resistant to high temperature and can only be dyed at room temperature or low temperature, and indigo is a dye that can be dyed at room temperature. Furthermore, multi-color dyeing should consider the mutual penetration of different colors, and the pattern should not be designed too small, and the large pattern is not suitable for clothing, so multi-color batik products are only decorative fabrics such as curtains and door curtains with relatively small consumption.

Batik technology is the earliest printing and dyeing technology used by human beings, and it is also called "the history book to wear on the body". Batik is passed down from generation to generation and constantly innovates. Now it has basically broken the previous design mode and production mode, and carried out creativity with strong and simple national customs, which embodies the simplicity and mystery of this ancient art.