Discover the Art of Canton Embroidery: A Chinese Treasure to the World

Guangdong Embroidery Many people know about Guangzhou, but most people don't know much about Cantonese embroidery. China has four major embroidery, Suzhou Embroidery, Shu Embroidery, Hunan Embroidery and Guangdong Embroidery. Among the four famous embroideries in China, Guangzhou is the youngest, but it has a history of more than 1,000 years. During the Qianlong period, the embroidery industry in Guangzhou formed an industry, the Splendid Line. The content of the embroidery works at that time has been a combination of Chinese and Western, with strong colors and changes in light and shadow, but also by Western scholars praised as a gift to the West. Cantonese embroidery has a very high technical value and cultural aesthetic value. It has unique regional craft characteristics while inheriting the characteristics of traditional embroidery techniques, and it's constantly evolving. Cantonese embroidery uses paintings by painters of the Linan school. The main themes are lychee, red cotton, flowers and birds and other Linan characteristics of strong patterns. It also absorbs the Western painting method of drawing lines and light and shade. The work looks three-dimensional and ornamental. He is also good at integrating auspicious and good wishes into it, express the pursuit and love of life. It has high cultural and aesthetic value. Today, it is Wang Xinyuan, the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, who takes us to understand Guangzhou. Let's start with the production steps of Guangzhou and understand the story of Wang Xinyuan and Wang Shu. The first step in the sewing of Cantonese embroidery is to draw the embroidery sketch. After the sketch is drawn, the color of the embroidery thread should be selected. There are hundreds or thousands of colors, and the embroiderer needs to have a high sensitivity to color. Embroidery needs to be operated on a specific machine. The Chinese name is embroidery machine, so that the craftsman can carry out embroidery work more comfortably. Once everything is ready, it's time to start the formal embroidery. Slender silk threads are like paintbrushes and paints, which are an important element of embroidery works. Now comes the most important and complex step. Embroidery refers to the sewing of various types of works on the embroidered cloth through needles and threads. It takes months or even years to build up. It is a treasure of art presented with time and wisdom. Wang Xinyuan is the representative inheritor of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Guangzhou and is also a Master of Arts and Crafts in Guangzhou. But his embroidery world was not all smooth sailing, full of ups and downs. I started embroidering at the age of 13. I started at the age of 7 or 8. My family was a tailor, so I sewed my own clothes. When I was a child, my mother used to sew the clothes with a sewing machine. When I was a teenager, I went to my sister's house to learn how to sew. At that time, I was afraid that my grades would not be good, so I asked my sister to learn how to sew. When I learned how to sew, I became very interested in embroidery. I started to embroider at the age of 13. I was very curious about embroidery. I started to embroider at the age of 13 until I was 17. At that time, I was not sure if I could make money by embroidering. It was just a hobby. So I learned how to embroider while working. At that time, I wanted to make a living. My job was not to embroider. I was a retired soldier. The best job was to be a security guard. So I learned how to embroider while working. When I came to Guangzhou, I met Chen Jiacheng. Chen Jiacheng and I had a connection. So it was very difficult to learn. It was not easy. It's the same when you're a human being. It's impossible to be easy. It's a good saying. You can only show your ability and level Then you can find out how far you have gone in terms of your ability and talent.