KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — An international culture week focusing on brocade and embroidery works stamped its mark on Nov 19, in Haikou’s Historic Qilou Street, capital of south China’s Hainan Province.
The six-day event ending tomorrow, features activities which include exhibitions, light shows and fashion shows in Haikou, Sanya City and Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, according to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province, in a statement.
Among others, the event featured a Li Brocade Culture Fantasy Show with an immersive digital light performance, a ‘Charming Li Brocade’ Fashion Show, a Brocade and Embroidery Show, as well as a Brocade and Embroidery World Art Show, perfectly combining the charm of Hainan’s intangible cultural heritage and Haikou’s several hundred years old Historic Qilou Street.
As an important activity of the 21st Hainan Island Carnival, Culture Week themed ‘Inheriting, innovating, and creating a brilliant world’, aimed to create an internationally influential platform for the exchange and display of Hainan’s brocade and embroidery products worldwide.
Brocade and embroidery works from various countries as well as from the local Li ethnic group will be displayed during the event to present different traditional cultures.
Born from the skillful handcrafts of the Li people on Hainan Island in southern China, the intricate art of Li Brocade boasts a long history and was designated as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage item in 2009.
These handmade brocades are now world-renowned for their delicate, romantic, and mysterious patterns.
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