Hainan Li Brocade Is Famous For Its Exquisite Craftsmanship

The towering Wuzhi Mountain is vast and green, and the Wanquan River is long and vast. Between mountains and rivers, the Li people have created brilliant cultural treasures for thousands of years. In recent years, Hainan has actively innovated in the systematic protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and promoted the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture.

Li brocade, known as "the silk of Hainan", is a unique tapestry art created by the Li people in Hainan in their long life. It is famous for its bright colors, diverse patterns and exquisite workmanship. It is an important part of Hainan's national culture.

Liu Xianglan is one of the inheritors of Hainan Lijin and a representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage. From childhood, she has deep feelings and unique understanding of Li Jin.

As time went by, Liu Xianglan found that fewer and fewer people were weaving brocade around him, and brocade became the "unique craft" of older women. Since then, Liu Xianglan's most simple wish has been to "not let the traditional skills of the Li nationality be lost".

Under the guidance of Liu Xianglan, Chen Mengli, a "post-90s" Li nationality girl who is full of love for Li brocade, also joined in this wave of Li brocade revival. She skillfully integrated her textile professional knowledge learned in the university with Lijin, which injected new vitality into the development of Lijin.

Chen Mengli actively explored the cross-border combination of Li brocade and other crafts, which broadened the field of Li brocade in daily life, making it no longer limited to traditional clothing, but widely used in home decoration, fashion accessories and other fields.

Ask Qu, is that clear? For there is a source of fresh water. The story of Liu Xianglan and Chen Mengli is a modern chapter of Li brocade inheritance. And it is this ceaseless flowing water that makes the ancient skills glow in the current of the times, just like the river that comes down in one continuous line, which not only carries the wisdom of the past, but also nourishes the hope of the future.

(Source: Xinhuanet)