What is Nanjing velvet flower?

Nanjing velvet flower is a representative traditional handicraft with local characteristics in Nanjing, which is homophonic "splendor" and represents the rich Chinese culture. Edelweiss began in the Qin Dynasty, and it was recorded in the Notes of Ancient and Modern China in the Tang Dynasty that Qin Shihuang asked his concubine to "insert five-color universal seeds". The Tang Dynasty was listed as a royal tribute. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, it flowed into the people, mainly wearing velvet flowers during the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and international weddings.

In 2006, Nanjing velvet flower was listed as the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangsu Province. 20 10 at the second international folk art organization world youth conference held in Nanjing, Nanjing velvet flower won the honorary award of the organizing Committee, which is the most beautiful China handicraft in the eyes of the world youth.

Technological characteristics of Nanjing velvet flower;

The production of velvet flowers requires nearly ten processes, such as dyeing, soft copper wire, cross-stitch, sharpening and flower transfer. It will take Zhao at least two or three days to make a velvet flower with a diameter of about ten centimeters, not including the preparatory work such as purchasing silk.

Red, pink, yellow and green velvet is put on the steel wire under Zhao's pliers and bent into various shapes of velvet products, such as flowers, persimmons, ingots, ruyi, rockhopper, dragon boat, red-crowned crane and evergreen, which are lifelike.

Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-Nanjing velvet flower