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Shu embroidery is one of the most famous embroidery in China. It has another name "Chuan embroidery" which is the embroidery floorboard in the center of Chengdu. The producing areas of Shu embroidery fasten at Chengdu, Chongqing, Wenjiang, Beixian etc. area. With the long history, it is called "the treasure in the Shu area" together with Shu brocade.

Primarily, Shu embroidery was very popular in the folk, after the middle of Qing dynasty, formed the calling, especially the Kowloon alley and Kejia alley. The country feudal officials at that present set up the embroidery office in "working bureau". The variety of products in soft damask and colorful silk consisted of uniform, gift, lace, clothes, dowry, screen etc. which had unique technique, at least 100 of the excellent stitch such as colorsul clothes, wonderful double embroidery. In modern embroidery, it has huge screen, mini miscellaneous, top article and common consumable. For example, the huge "lotus and carp" screen in the Sichuan hall of people conncil house; the top grade Shu embroidery screen of "beauties playing music in the Shu palace"; the screen of "carp in the aquatic" with different colors in double side; the screen of "big and small panda", which are all the representatives of Shu embroidery.


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