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Generations of Huayao women weave unwritten tales onto plain cloth, guided purely by imagination

By ZHAO ZHONGZHI | China Daily | Updated: 2026-07-04 10:32

Feng Tangmei, a provincial-level inheritor of Huayao cross-stitch embroidery, livestreams the craft in Longhui county, Hunan province, on June 23.ZHAO ZHONGZHI/XINHUA

A tourist tries on a traditional Huayao embroidered costume. ZHAO ZHONGZHI/XINHUA

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