Chinese Embroidery: A Rich Cultural Heritage

1. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Art Zone 2.Listen for Further Knowledge Listen to the passage about the evolution of embroidery and fill in the blanks. Chinese embroidery refers to embroidery created by any of the cultures located in the area that makes up modern China. It is some of the oldest _________ needlework. The four major regional styles of Chinese embroidery are Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery and Sichuan embroidery. All of them are ___________ as Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage. extant Click me nominated Click me

2. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Chinese embroidery has a long history since Neolithic age. Because of the quality of silk _________, most Chinese fine embroideries are made in silk. Some ancient vestiges of silk production have been found in various Neolithic ___________ dating back 5,000—6,000 years in China. Currently the earliest real sample of silk embroidery discovered in China is from a tomb in Mashan in Hubei province. fiber Click me sites Click me

3. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness After the opening of Silk Route in Han Dynasty, the silk production and trade became___________. In the 14 century, the Chinese silk embroidery production reached its high peak. Several major silk embroidery styles had been developed. flourishing Click me

4. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Today most handwork had been replaced by___________ , but some very ____________ production are still handmade. The modern Chinese silk embroidery still________ in southern China. sophisticated machinery Click me Click me prevails Click me

5. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Suzhou embroidery is one of the oldest embroidery techniques in the world, with _______stretching back more than 2,000 years. Suzhou embroidery was one of the first embroider styles to be developed in China, but its detailed needlework and intricate images are still produced today. It is a style characterized by __________colored silk embroidered with well-proportioned and uncluttered representations of almost any pastoral scene, person, animal, or object. origins Click me brightly Click me

6. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Guangdong embroidery is __________in Guangdong Province with a long history of over 1,000 years, dating back to the first year during the Yongzhen reign of the Tang Dynasty(618—907).During the Song and Yuan dynasties(960—1368),Guangdong Embroidery began to the exported to foreign countries and regions. rooted Click me

7. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness During the Qianlong reign(1736—1796),the first professional industrial union called Yue Xiu Huang was founded in Guangzhou. After 1915, representative works of Guangdong Embroidery won several prizes on the Panama World Exposition and the world expositions.

8. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Sichuan Embroidery was first made in the western Sichuan Plain. The ancient western Sichuan Plain was an area thriving in mulberry planting and silkworm-________. The embroidery business is quite flourishing among the folks here. By the Western Han Dynasty over 2,000 years ago, Sichuan Embroidery business had formed a ____________ scale and shown perfect craftsmanship. breeding Click me considerable Click me

9. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Hunan Embroidery has been practiced in that country for hundreds of years. The Hunan Embroidery style _________in the Hunan province of China, where examples of embroidery have been found which date back more than 2,300 years. originated Click me

10. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Culture Zone 1.Fill in the blanks of the following translation with proper words or phrases. The following words and phrases may be helpful for you. 作为中国文化和艺术的代表，苏州刺绣享有良好的声誉，被称为中国四绣中的第一绣。苏州刺绣起源于江苏吴县。几个世纪以来，苏州及周边地区以高质量的丝绸产品而闻名。

11. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness 2000 年前，吴国（现苏州地区）已经开始使用刺绣装饰服装。宋朝时期，苏州刺绣的水平已经相当高。明朝时期，苏州成为一个繁荣的丝绸工业和手工艺品中心。而繁荣的吴地绘画艺术使得苏州刺绣进一步发展。苏绣绣工用绣针和丝线复制绘画，这些刺绣绘画作品非常生动、优雅，因此被称为“针画”。

12. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness ___________________________of Chinese culture and arts, Suzhou Embroidery ________________________of the first of the Top four Embroideries in China. Suzhou Embroidery __________________ Wuxian country, Jiangsu Province. Suzhou and the nearby areas_________________ __________________________________________________. Over 2,000 years ago, the Country of Wu(current Suzhou area)started to use embroidery to decorate garments. As one of the representatives Click me enjoys a good reputation Click me was originated in Click me have been famous for their high quality silk products for centuries Click me

13. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Suzhou Embroidery Art has already been _________________ in the Song Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, Suzhou _____________________________________________and silk handicrafts. Flourishing painting art in Wu area helped the further development of Suzhou embroidery. Embroiders reproduced the paintings by___________________________, and the works were so vivid and elegant as to be called “paintings by needle”. Click me at quite a high level became a thriving center for silk industries Click me using needles and silk threads Click me

14. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness 2.Translate the following passage into English. 作为中国四大名绣之一的湘绣，向来以历史悠久、工艺精湛、风格独特而闻名海内外。迄今为止发现的最早的湘绣制品，是长沙马王堆一号汉代（206—220 年）墓葬出土的一件丝织品，它所使用的针法与现代湘绣所差无几，说明早在两千多年前的汉代，湘绣工艺就已经产生了。此后经过漫长的发展，湘绣逐渐将国画传统特点引入其中，从而形成了自身的独特风格。

15. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness Xiang Embroidery is well known for its time honored history, excellent craftsmanship and unique style. The earliest piece of Xiang embroidery was unearthed at the No.1 Tomb of Mawangdui, Changsha City of the Han Dynasty(206—220).

16. Section Ⅵ Promote Your Cultural-awareness The weaving technique was almost the same as the one used in modern times, which demonstrated that embroidery had already existed in the Han Dynasty. In its later development, Xiang Embroidery absorbed the characteristics of traditional Chinese paintings and formed its own unique characteristics.