Where does embroidery originate, and what is its function and status?

Embroidery originated in Suzhou. Chinese embroidery has a long history and occupies an important position in the treasure house of world clothing culture. China is an ancient civilization in the world and one of the earliest countries in the world to produce textiles. Known as the "dynasty of clothes" by the world.

Chinese civilization has created a splendid costume culture. People often decorate clothes, skirts, quilts, pillows and other daily necessities with embroidery to beautify life and create a beautiful world. Embroidery is very influential in the traditional arts and crafts industry in China. It is the crystallization of the splendid culture of the Chinese nation and a colorful flower in the hundred gardens of Chinese art.

In the eyes of foreigners, embroidery is one of the representatives of China's culture and art. In China's embroidery industry, Suzhou embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Shu embroidery and Yue embroidery are well-known at home and abroad, which makes the ancient Chinese embroidery industry flourish.

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According to the Book of History, as early as 4,000 years ago, the system of chapter clothes stipulated that "clothes should be embroidered". In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a record of "embroidery * * *". The level of embroidery in the Warring States and Han Dynasties unearthed in Hubei and Hunan is very high. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, embroidery was used for painting, calligraphy and decoration.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the scale of court embroidery was large, and folk embroidery was further developed. Suzhou Embroidery, Guangdong Embroidery, Dragon Embroidery, Xiang Embroidery and Shu Embroidery have been produced successively, which are called "five famous embroideries". In addition, there are Gu embroidery, Jing embroidery, Ou embroidery, Lu embroidery, Min embroidery, Bian embroidery, Han embroidery, Ma embroidery and embroidery.

Everyone has their own style, which has been passed down to this day and lasts forever. There are dozens of embroidery stitches, such as Qi Zhen, sleeve needle, inserting needle, long and short needle, minute needle, Ping Jin, and shifting sand, which are rich in colors and have their own characteristics. Embroidery can be divided into silk embroidery, feather embroidery and hair embroidery according to materials. The uses of embroidery include: shroud, song and dance or opera clothes, tablecloths, pillowcases, cushions and other daily necessities, screens, wall hangings and other furnishings. Gu embroidery is the most famous embroidery in Ming Dynasty.

Embroidery has been handed down from generation to generation in Weinan and spread all over the city. There are hundreds of different colors. There are mainly pillows, children's hats, Chinese-style chest covers, door curtains, insoles, bedspreads, sewing kits, wallets, animal toys and so on. Most of them are flowers, birds, insects, fish and genre paintings. Women in Tongguan embroidered peony symbolizing wealth and elegant lotus flowers on both ends of cloth stirrups, which are exquisite and attractive. They are called "a unique skill of Dongfu embroidery". With the changes of the times, the content of rural products has also been updated. At the same time, some traditional embroidery has also entered the foreign trade market.

Hundred Birds Skirt, Princess Anle of Tang Zhongzong owns two hundred birds skirts, both of which are peerless treasures. This is a dress made of natural feathers. Feather embroidery can not only embroider landscape flowers and birds, but also embroider various daily necessities pillows, feather embroidered carpets and feather embroidered clothes? .

Shui people's ponytail embroidery: the oldest embroidery art

In the long history, clever Shui women have created rich and colorful national and folk crafts. As we all know, ponytail embroidery is unique, known as the living fossil of Chinese embroidery, and it is a must in the world. It is a valuable artistic material for studying the folk customs, folk customs, totem worship and national culture of the Shui people. Mawei embroidery was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, which brought better opportunities for the protection of this ancient primitive art.

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