Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Program

Suzhou's cultural heritage include: Kunqu Opera, Suzhou embroidery, Song brocade weaving techniques and so on.

1, Kunqu

Kunqu, also known as Kun Opera, Kun Chuang, and Kunshan Chuang, is a treasure of traditional Chinese culture and art. Kunqu is one of the oldest extant Chinese operas. The singing of Kunqu is highly artistic and has had a great influence on all the modern Chinese theatrical genres, such as Sichuan Opera and Peking Opera.

2, Su embroidery

Su embroidery is one of China's outstanding national traditional crafts, is the general name of the embroidery products of the Suzhou region, its birthplace in the Wu County area of Suzhou, has been spread throughout Wuxi, Changzhou and other places. Embroidery and sericulture, silk reeling is inseparable, so embroidery, also known as silk embroidery.

3, Song brocade weaving techniques

Song brocade, brocade for the development of the Song Dynasty, because the main place of origin in Suzhou, so it is called "Suzhou Song brocade", Suzhou is China's famous silk city for the town of brocade, silk land. Suzhou brocade, gorgeous color, exquisite pattern, texture, it and Nanjing brocade, Sichuan brocade together, known as China's three famous brocade.

Suzhou production of Song brocade, weaving fine, elegant artistic style, with the traditional style and characteristics since the Song Dynasty, and the Yuan and Ming Dynasty popular glossy gold brocade, makeup satin and other varieties of obvious difference. 2006 May 20, Song brocade weaving techniques approved by the State Council included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Policy Advantages of Intangible Cultural Heritage:

1. Protection and Inheritance of Cultural Diversity: Intangible cultural heritage represents the diversity of human cultures, and through the protection and inheritance of the policy, it can allow the continuation and development of these cultures, and enhance the cultural diversity.

2. Enhancement of cultural identity and self-confidence: Intangible cultural heritage is a unique cultural symbol of a country or region, and through the protection and transmission of policies, it can enhance people's identity and self-confidence in their own culture.

3. Promote economic development: Intangible cultural heritage is an important cultural resource of a country or region, and through the protection and inheritance of policies, it can promote the development of related industries, such as tourism and handicrafts.

Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Su Embroidery