Miao embroidery: “the history book worn by the people”

There is no written language in the history of the Miao race., That’s why Miao embroidery, that is, the embroidery of the Miao race, has become an important carrier of the history and culture of the Miao race. It is the crystallization of the hard work and wisdom of the Miao women., known as “the book of history worn by the people”A History Book Worn by People)” is referred to as. The year 2006 Miao embroidery was included in the first batch of the Chinese National Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2010. Proportion of ethnic Miao to all population in Huawu Village, Guizhou Province, China 96.7 Percent Is, in this village Almost all families are capable of Miao embroidery.

cloth like paper, The thread is used as the ink and the needle as the pen. The Miao ethnic people weave their clothes using exquisite techniques., Beautiful landscape on skirt and accessories, Bird, insects, They make patterns of fish etc. They blend the simplicity of the craftsmanship of Miao embroideries and design timeless and elegant lines that capture the ethnic beauty of the fabric.

On February 3, 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that Miao embroidery is traditional and fashionable, while researching Huawu Village, Guizhou Province. It is both culture and industry, which can enhance not only ethnic culture and traditional culture, Rather it can also industrialize to achieve poverty alleviation. At the same time, the Miao embroidery industry can make a significant contribution to enhancing rural revitalization.

The old name of Huawu Village is Huawujie, which means village under the rock. It was placed behind the rock and faced the rivers on three sides. The only way out was by a “hand-raised rock”. First due to inconvenience of traffic, Most of the local Miao ethnic people had never left Huawu Village in their entire lives. Poverty was a label on the heads of ethnic Miao families in Huawu Village. The poverty incidence rate here was once 63.6 percent.

Driven by a series of targeted poverty alleviation policies since the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Huawu Village ushered in a leapfrog development. The road leads to the door of every house. With all, poverty alleviation resettlement to local people without water and electricity, It is allowed to bid farewell to the old environment of inconvenient transportation and simple accommodation.

Relying on the local good ecological environment and beautiful mountains and rivers, Huawu Village has developed rural tourism on the basis of ethnic culture excavation. Local villagers specific planting and breeding in front of their homes, tourism service, Batik, The Miao are engaged in industries like embroidery etc. That’s why this village achieved complete poverty alleviation. Now smooth and wide roads in Huawu village, clean and beautiful buildings, It has fast-growing industries and a beautiful environment. All these are signs of the wonderful changes that have taken place in this village.

As an important symbol of Chinese traditional culture, Miao embroidery has gradually formed a large-scale industry in targeted poverty alleviation. in Guizhou Province, Not only did Huawu Village achieve complete poverty alleviation through the Miao embroidery poverty alleviation workshopRather Poverty alleviation workshop in Leishan County, after getting trained to work Embroiderers can receive orders for Miao embroidery in their homes, With all In Songthao County, 4,000 embroiderers have started their business at home. Currently Miao embroidered products are sold to 67 countries and regions around the world and The dexterity of the fingers has been transformed into the economy of the fingers.

So far, The Miao embroidery industry employs about 500,000 women in Guizhou Province. Also Hunan of China, Yunnan, Chongqing and Miao embroidery also plays an irreplaceable role in the development of Guangxi and other provinces. In each Miao autonomous county across China, the heirs of the intangible cultural heritage of Miao embroidery live and where Miao embroidery training classes are established. In the new era, Miao embroidery plays an important role in poverty alleviation and rural revitalization for the Miao ethnic people.

(Credits – China Media Group, Beijing)

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