Ethnic embroidery debuts at Louvre after winning award

The Miao embroidery piece Splendid Taijiang designed by the Mom Handworks charity program has debuted at the Louvre in France after winning the Excellent Craftsmanship award at the recently concluded Salon des Beaux Arts. It is the highest international recognition for the craftsmanship in Taijing, Southwest China's Guizhou province.

The 22-meter long embroidered scroll was made over a month by 100 intangible cultural inheritors of national, provincial, state and county levels.
The handwork Splendid Taijiang was decorated with about 10 types of traditional embroidery techniques, such as flat, lock and braided embroidery.

Techniques of deformation and exaggeration are used on its design to reproduce the migration, production and lifestyle of the Miao ethnic people, such as sailing dragon boats, watching cattle fight and weaving cotton cloth.

Since its first display at the Taijiang Miao Sisters Festival on April 9, the embroidery was collected by the people's government of Taijiang county. The debut of Splendid Taijiang at the Louvre marks the moment when Miao embroidery reached out to the world's large palace of art.

Wang Jin contributed to this story.