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Preserving traditional Bian embroidery
By Song Wei (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-06-01 13:23
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Bian embroidery, with a history of 800 years, originates from the Northern Song Dynasty. The world-famous folk art is characterized by lucid and lively color and tight needlework.
 A student at Wang Suhua's embroidery school works on her piece in Kaifeng, Henan province on May 25, 2010. [chinadaily.com.cn] |
In Kaifeng, once the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, this folk art is well preserved. Wang Suhua, 74, has been devoted to Bian embroidery for 55 years.
Wang Suhua has completed many great embroidery works and has won quite a few awards. But she still wants to do more. In her later years, she set up an embroidery school. Every student can earn about 1,000 yuan per month for their embroidery work.
