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HAIKOU, China, April 28, 2023 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On 27 April, the five-day 2023 Hainan World Embroidery Culture Week unveiled at

Hainan Free Trade Port, where special costumes from ten ASEAN countries were

exhibited.

This year, the culture week held a series of events such as the opening

ceremony, themed forums and a boutique intangible cultural heritage exhibition

of traditional techniques of weaving, embroidery, printing and dyeing, inviting

more visitors to appreciate the embroidery culture of different countries,

according to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports

of Hainan Province.

An embroidery fashion show was presented on the opening ceremony, showcasing 80

sets of featured costumes from China and ten ASEAN countries. Among them, 30

sets of fashion costumes were made with Hainan Li brocade, designed and

produced this year. They are the best examples to show the audience the unique

charm of Li brocade, which combines antiquity and fashion, and integrate

heritage with innovation.

At the boutique intangible cultural heritage exhibition of traditional

techniques of weaving, embroidery, printing and dyeing, live shows of

intangible cultural heritage programmes such as the Li traditional techniques

of spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidery, Danzhou Tiao Sheng (a local tune),

Li pottery, coconut carving, The Epic of King Gesar. Audience felt refreshed

and all raised their mobile phones to record the wonderful moments. The

traditional techniques of Li people have been developed for more than 3,000

years and were included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in

urgent need of protection in 2009.

The exhibition also showcased embroidered costumes from 10 countries, including

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

According to local officials in Hainan, the Province, is building itself into

an international tourism consumption centre and will, starting from the Li

embroidery, further commit to the innovative practice of protecting the

intangible cultural heritage, creating a greater momentum to establish the

business card of "Hainan Embroidery".

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

Province

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   Caption: Craftswomen from Hainan Li ethnic group showing the traditional techniques of

spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidery