Art and embroidery walk hand in hand covering long miles together where each mile cover a generation, passes it out, and greets the new one with the essence of previous one. Thus, a mark of tradition always remains in work of art that never fades, no matter how long the distance has been traveled. Historical evidence has always proved this with greater clarity. In case of China, when â€Token Embroidery†and â€Longevity Embroidery†excavated from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, they show the traces of Embroidery that is still alive in China. Madame Zhao, the chief of Wu could embroider map of various kingdoms with clear depiction of mountains, rivers, fields, and so forth. The map is said to be the earliest recorded embroidery in China. Folk art with long tradition and history has its own importance in Chinese Embroidery. In the long development of history and embroidery of China, silk has never loses its artistic value. China & Tradition of Silk China was the first country in the world that can weave Silk. In China, silkworms were cultivated since 5,000 years ago. In 1949 from the tomb of Warring States Period (475-221 B.C), a piece of silk with beautiful embroidery of dragon and phoenix has been discovered that was around 2, 000 years old. During Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220), embroidery has taken a form art of whose pieces can be still discovered. At present, silk embroidery is very common and is practiced in all over China. Embroidery & Chinese Dynasty The four most popular embroideries of China are related to the different provinces that are further categorized according to Dynasties. Various dynasties of China have promoted different kinds of embroidery. The list of popular embroidery in China that was popular in particular dynasties are as follows: Xiang Embroidery Xiang embroidery has been excavated from1st tomb of Mawangdui, Changsha City of the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220). However, Xiang Embroidery has witnessed its zenith at the end of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) as well as in Republic of China (early 20th century).
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