Expo home for silk tapestry artwork

After its eye-catching debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the famous artwork, The Drunken Beauty, has made another stunning appearance, this time at the Expo 2010 Shanghai in the form of a 2.85-meter by 2.8-meter Chinese silk tapestry.

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The painting, The Drunken Beauty, has an established reputation both at home and abroad for its rich colors, delicate handcraft and vivid characterization.

It has also been printed on a variety of Chinese traditional craftworks, including embroideries, silk scarves, paper fans, china plates, golden seals, bags and postcards.

However, the silk tapestry displayed at the Expo is the most precious work.

As one of the oldest traditional crafts in China, silk tapestry is a complicated and time-consuming skill. It was once used to create Emperors' robes.

The tapestry exhibited at the Expo is the largest pieces of tapestry in the world. It took more than three years for four workers to complete it.

It is sure to be a visual feast for the Expo visitors.