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What kinds of embroidery in China?

China's more famous is Chao embroidery and Suzhou embroidery embroidery is the needle and thread on the fabric embroidered with a variety of decorative patterns of the general term. It is the needle will be silk thread or other fibers, yarns in a certain pattern and color in the embroidery material piercing, to stitching constitute a pattern of decorative fabrics. It is an art of using needles and threads to add human design and production to any fabric in existence. Embroidery is one of the traditional Chinese folk handicrafts, which has been practiced in China for at least 2,000 to 3,000 years. There are four main types of Chinese embroidery: Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Shu embroidery and Cantonese embroidery. The techniques of embroidery include: wrong needle embroidery, messy needle embroidery, net embroidery, full-ground embroidery, lockstitch, nasturtium, najin, flat gold, shadow gold, plate gold, paving velvet, scraping velvet, poking yarn, sprinkling thread, picking flowers, etc. The uses of embroidery mainly include life and art decoration, such as clothing, bedding, tablecloths, stage, and art decorations