Traditional crafts of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture is a region rich in traditional culture. There are many traditional crafts here, as follows:

1. Weaving bamboo screen: rice grains selected by Dai people with bamboo screens. The manufacturing process of bamboo screen is very complicated, which needs to go through many processes such as cutting, planing, beating, grinding and weaving.

2. Weaving bamboo baskets: Dai people use bamboo baskets to store rice, vegetables, fruits and other foods. The manufacturing process of bamboo basket is also very complicated, which requires the use of bamboo strips of different sizes, and it has to go through many processes such as cutting, planing, beating, grinding and weaving.

3. Hand-weaving: The Dai people mainly weave by hand. They use traditional hand looms to weave cotton, hemp or jute into silk or cloth.

4. Woodcarving: one of the traditional skills of the Dai people, woodcarving works are mostly images with national characteristics such as flowers and birds, tigers and elephants, as well as furniture, utensils and other daily necessities.

5. Embroidery: Dai embroidery is one of the traditional handicrafts in southern China, which combines the history, mythology, religion and national culture of the Dai people and forms a unique embroidery style.

6. silverware: Dai people use silverware as tableware and decorations in their daily lives. The production process of silverware is very complicated. It is necessary to make utensils with silver and carve and polish them.

In a word, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture has rich traditional skills, which represent the understanding and expression of Dai people's nature, life and religious beliefs.