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Intangible cultural heritage inheritor promotes traditional Yi embroidery in Yunnan

Updated:2019-12-02 10:25:21   XinHua

Embroidered storage boxes are seen at the workshop "Fangcunjian" in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 28, 2019. Bi, 65, was born in the Shilin Yi Autonomous County and began to learn Yi embroidery from family members when she was still young. As a national intangible cultural heritage inheritor, she often participates in various kinds of activities to promote traditional Yi embroidery. She also opened a workshop named "Fangcunjian" in Ashima tourist town of Shilin, offering embroidery classes for locals and tourists. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Keywords:   Intangible cultural heritage embroidery