"Four Famous Embroideries" of Ancient Chinese Embroidery

The "four famous embroideries" of ancient Chinese embroidery usually refer to Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Yue embroidery and Shu embroidery.

Suzhou embroidery is the general name of Suzhou embroidery. It originated in Wuxian County, Suzhou, and has spread all over Wuxi, Changzhou and other places. Embroidery is inseparable from sericulture and silk reeling, so embroidery is also called silk embroidery. In Qing Dynasty, Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Yue embroidery and Shu embroidery were established as the four famous embroideries in China.

Xiang embroidery is the general name of embroidery products in Changsha, Hunan. Xiang embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Xiang embroidery is a folk embroidery that originated in Hunan, and developed by absorbing the advantages of Su embroidery and Guang embroidery.

Guangdong embroidery is also called "Guangdong embroidery". It is the general name of embroidery products produced in Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Shantou, Zhongshan, Panyu and Shunde in southern China.

Shu embroidery, also known as "Sichuan embroidery", is the general name of Sichuan embroidery products centered on Chengdu. Shu embroidery has a long history. According to the records of Huayang Guozhi, a long canal in Jin Dynasty, embroidery in Shu was very famous at that time, and Shu embroidery and Shu brocade were regarded as famous products in Shu.

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