Liu Xianglan (center) is a national representative inheritor of the traditional brocade artisanship of the Li ethnic group. LI TIANPING/FOR CHINA DAILY Liu Xianglan, a national representative ...

Sichuan is one of the cradles of the Chinese silk industry as the history of Chinese sericulture is traced back to Sichuan more than 4,000 years ago. In the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), Shu ...

Fan Lihua, an inheritor of Zhuang brocade weaving technique, makes handicrafts of Zhuang brocade at a studio in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 26, 2026. Known for its ...

Captivated by the Song brocade pieces on display, he learned that the centuries-old fabric came from Suzhou, Jiangsu province ...

HAIKOU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Beginning in 2022, Buli Bushe Clothing Culture Co., Ltd. has been exhibiting and selling traditional Li ethnic clothing in Maona Village, Wuzhishan City, south China's ...

Chengdu Shu Brocade and Embroidery Museum showcases the best brocades in China. Guide Yan Hua walked me into a room where two people were busy working on a loom. It is no ordinary loom. The greater ...

Talk about opulence and brocades have long fascinated people around the world. Once considered to be the most luxurious of all fabrics, being crafted only for royals, there have been many ...

Workers weave the Li brocade in the Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county of south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 16, 2008. Invented in the Yin and Zhou Period (1600 B.C.-- 221 B.C.) by the Li people, ...

VietNamNet Bridge – The artisans of My Nghiep brocade weaving village in Ninh Thuan Province are attempting to restore lost weaving patterns once used as trademarks for ethnic Cham. VietNamNet Bridge ...

Beijing, CHINA, May 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Incorporating elements of Guangxi's Zhuang brocade into official licensed products for this year's FIFA World Cup, local artisans have recently been ...