Inheritance Of Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Intangible Cultural Heritage Of Weaving, Dyeing, Embroidery And Clothing Occupies More Than 200 Cultural Heritages In China

　　 Through experience, today's fashion has become a future classic

China's clothing culture has a long history, and has a good reputation of "the beauty of clothing is called China". Up to now, among the 1557 national intangible cultural heritage representative projects in China, more than 200 items of traditional weaving, dyeing, embroidery and clothing intangible cultural heritage are occupied.

"Sitting next to the loom and in the embroidery workshop, we focus on weaving embroidery." the quality of inheritors of intangible cultural heritage is also a precious tradition of Chinese culture. It would be a great pity if these skills could not be inherited. " Shen Huaju, post-80s associate professor of Beijing Institute of fashion and deputy director of collaborative innovation center of China's traditional crafts revitalization program, sighed.

She has been committed to the research of traditional culture and design innovation. She has traveled all over the country, focusing on the in-depth investigation of traditional weaving, dyeing and embroidery skills, and constantly thinking about the relationship between tradition and the present. It is Shen Huaju's wish to let these textile intangible cultural heritages return to the public view. For this reason, she has participated in a series of activities of "Splendid China - China's intangible cultural heritage clothing show" as the main executor of the Organizing Committee for many years. She hopes that through the intangible cultural heritage clothing show, the "slow" represented by weaving, dyeing and embroidery skills and the "fast" of fashion life will be put in the same time and space to explore the value of "beyond time", so that modern audiences can feel that intangible cultural heritage can also become fashionable.

During the preparation of the 2021 splendid Chinese costume show, Shen Huaju and her team have visited Hainan Province for many times to investigate and think about how intangible cultural heritage can be connected with local culture. Sun Beach, arcade city street, these local elements are very attractive. However, the team finally decided to hold this clothing show in Yazhou ancient city of Sanya to pay tribute to Huang Daopo, the textile ancestor who has studied cotton weaving skills of Li nationality for more than 30 years. "Paying homage to tradition can better connect with modern times." Shen Huaju said.

At the same time, Shen Huaju and her team invited many designers to participate in the fashion show and launched a variety of "broken circle" cooperation. In the drama, they chose the theme of embroidery and tapestry to show their skills in film and television. "The present is an era of" everyone is the inheritor ". The introduction of films and TV plays familiar to the audience can spread the concept of intangible cultural heritage into modern life, which is one of the highlights of this fashion show." Shen Huaju said, "today, traditional weaving, dyeing and embroidery techniques are constantly combined with science and technology, and many new forms have been developed, such as waterproof tapestry fabrics, anti pollution and wear-resistant embroidery, presenting a more vivid" contemporary "ecology

As a young guardian of intangible cultural heritage, she always believes that "traditional culture is like a river with a long history. The accumulation of the past has become the classic of today, and today's fashion will become the classic of the future through the experience of time".