Embroidery is a traditional craft in China. There were four famous embroideries in Qing Dynasty. The four famous embroideries are ().

Among the traditional embroidery techniques in China, Xiang embroidery produced in Hunan province in central China, Shu embroidery produced in Sichuan province in western China, Yue embroidery produced in Guangdong province in southern China and Su embroidery produced in Jiangsu province in eastern China are often collectively referred to as "four famous embroideries in China". The names of the four famous embroideries were formed in the middle of19th century. Besides its own artistic characteristics, another important reason is the commercialization of embroidery.