The Chinese silk weaving is well known in the world for its long history, advanced crafts and fine workmanship. Silk...
Chinese Traditlonal Dress and Decoration
Located on the western part of Hang-Jia-Hu plain in the Yangtze River Delta, Deqing now has 9 towns,2 townships and...
There are 56 ethnic minorities in China and each has its own special clothing.It is impossible to cover the clothing...
In ancient times，ape men lived naked in caves.Later they invented bone needles and began to sew simple winter clothing using...
Embroidery，a folk art with a long tradition，occupies an important position in the history of Chinese arts and crafts.It is，in its...
Different countries have different dress codes.The same point is that you should wear suitably.As we know，the westerners are particular about...
Silk，as a symbol of ancient Chinese culture，has not only woven an excellent picture in the nation's civilization history，but also has...
Chinese people place"clothing"on the top of the list of their daily necessities（which are clothing，food，shelter and transportation）.With the development of society，clothes...
The 18th century saw the dynamic progress of industrial revolution in western countries，which fostered fast development of weaving technologies.On the...
As early as more than 18,000 years ago, Upper Cave Man already learnt how to sew hide with bone needles....
As one of the most valuable textiles, brocade is a polychrome silk, and three most famous brocades took shape in...
With the approach of every new year，people would produce new year paintings and paper cuttings with auspicious patterns such as...
"In March puffed with warm spring breeze，everywhere in Jiangnan is busy with sericulture；the woman weaver reels the raw silk，and begins...
Dragon is a mighty and mysterious animal conceived by ancient Chinese people which generally bears the following form: head like...
During the Yuan dynasty, due to the hierarchical and ethnical differences between the north and south, remarkable differences existed in...
The reeling of silvery silk from southern silkworms，relieves fatigue of unkempt silkworm farmers；the best silk from Tiaoxi river basin，are submitted...
Kesi, literally"carving silk", first appeared in the Tang dynasty, and flourished in the Song dynasty. It was considered one of...
During the Song dynasty, ethnic minorities had more influence on Central Plain, especially from the Khitan and Nuzhen in the...
A roll of twill-weave silk was presented to the beauty for her sweet song，ye she still complained that the reward...
The Tang dynasty witnessed the diversification of motifs and styles of silk patterns. Beside the pattern of Duke Lingyang mentioned...