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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

Visitors dressed in traditional Huayao attire tour Wangxi Waterfall in Huxingshan on June 24. ZHAO ZHONGZHI/XINHUA

Shen Yanxi, a provincial-level inheritor of Huayao cross-stitch embroidery, showcases a traditional sun hat and an embroidered costume in Longhui county, Hunan province. ZHAO ZHONGZHI/XINHUA

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