Folk embroidery (Hong'an embroidery)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: folk embroidery (Hong'an embroidery)

Applicant: Hong'an County, Hubei Province

Project No.: 853

Project No.: Ⅶ - 77

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Hubei Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Hong'an County, Hubei Province

Protection unit: Hong'an Cultural Center

Introduction to folk embroidery (Hong'an embroidery)

Applicant: Hong'an County, Hubei Province

Folk embroidery, also known as "needle embroidery", "tie flower" and "embroidery", is also known as "needlework" because it is mostly done by women. It is a kind of traditional folk craft, in which a needle is used to pierce the colored thread on the fabric to form a specific pattern or character. Folk embroidery products are indispensable gifts and decorations in folk activities. It has a long history and is closely related to the daily life of ordinary people. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "whose daughter is skillful depends on the needle and thread". Folk embroidery has a wide range of themes, rich cultural connotation, and spread all over the north and south of the river, inside and outside the Great Wall. In Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan and Beijing, folk embroidery has developed creatively and formed different regional styles.

Hongan embroidery is a popular folk embroidery art in Hongan County, Hubei Province. Its embroidery products are represented by embroidered sock insoles. It is said that Hong'an embroidery began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In Hong'an, embroidered sock insoles are not only daily necessities, but also a kind of folk art with special significance. Women use them to show their talents. The insoles can be used as gifts. It can also be used as a keepsake for men and women. The embroidery, exchange, display, gift and other activities of embroidered sock insoles create a folk atmosphere full of human feelings, which makes Hong'an embroidery go deep into the local people's life to the greatest extent. The combination of insoles and socks is the embodiment of folk wisdom. It can extend the service life of cotton socks, and at the same time make the producers and users have a sense of mutual understanding. The producers of embroidered insoles in Hong'an are basically illiterate rural women. They express their feelings and wishes through free art forms, which makes embroidered insoles in Hong'an an an important medium for rural people to express their feelings. At present, the inheritance and development of Hong'an embroidery is not as good as before. It is necessary to actively advocate and strengthen the protection, so that this excellent folk art can continue to grow in the hands of local women.