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HAIKOU, China, Nov. 23, 2020 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/ --

An international culture week focusing on brocade and embroidery works kicked

off in Haikou's Historic Qilou Street, capital of south China's Hainan Province

on the evening of November 19, 2020, according to the Department of Tourism,

Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province.

The evening featured a Li Brocade Culture Fantasy Show with an immersive

digital light performance, a "Charming Li Brocade" Fashion Show a Brocade and

Embroidery Show, as well as a Brocade and Embroidery World Art Show, perfectly

combining the charm of Hainan's intangible cultural heritage and Haikou's

several hundred years old Historic Qilou Street.

As an important activity of the 21st Hainan Island Carnival, Culture Week

themed "Inheriting, innovating, and creating a brilliant world", aims to create

an internationally influential platform for the exchange and display of

Hainan's brocade and embroidery products all over the world. The six-day event

will feature activities including exhibitions, light shows and fashion shows in

Haikou, Sanya City and Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County.

Brocade and embroidery works from various countries as well as from the local

Li ethnic group will be displayed during the event to present different

traditional cultures, according to the provincial department of tourism,

culture, radio, television and sports.

Sun Ying, director of the department, said the local government is devoted to

exploring applications of Li brocade culture and stimulating the vitality of

traditional dress culture, in a bid to inject cultural energy into the

construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.

Born from the skillful handcrafts of the Li people on Hainan Island in southern

China, the intricate art of Li Brocade boasts a long history and was designated

as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage item in 2009. These handmade brocades

are now world-renowned for their delicate, romantic, and mysterious patterns.

The international culture week will run until Nov. 24.

Source: The Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of

Hainan Province

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   Caption: Models present creations made of Li brocade, traditional clothing made by Li

ethnic group, at a fashion show in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Nov.

19, 2020.