Nationalintangibleculturalheritage—Hunanembroidery(湘绣)China’sembroideryTownship——ShaPingIntroduction►HunanEmbroideryisconsideredoneofthefourgreatembroiderystylesofChina,andhasbeenpracticedinthatcountryforhundredsofyears.TheHunanEmbroiderystyleoriginatedintheHunanprovinceofChina,whereexamplesofembroideryhavebeenfoundwhichdatebackmorethan2,300years.EmbroideryintheHunanprovincehasdevelopedextensivelyintheinterveningcenturies,andHunanEmbroideryisarecentproductofthisdevelopment,andborrowsinfluencesfromotherChineseembroiderystyles.Whileotherstylesstriveforperfectionintheircraftsmanship,HunanEmbroideryisfarmoreakintofolkartwithitsloosethreadsandrichcolors.HunanEmbroideryisstillproducedtoday,andispopularthroughoutChinaandaroundtheworld.FourgreatembroideryofChina(四大名绣)Thehistoricalandculturalsource►Hunanembroideryisadistinctcharacteristicofxiangchuculture,isakindoffolkartcreatedbytheindustriousandintelligentpeopleofHunanprovinceinthelonghistoryofhumancivilizationdevelopment.Ithasalonghistorydatingbackto2300yearsago.Embroideryclothingunearthedinchangshamawangduihantombin1972(乘云绣)Features►Compositionisrigorous,brightcolours,andallkindsofstitchmakeHunanembroiderymoreexpressive.ManytraditionalChinesepaintingasitssubject,had“embroideredbirdscanlistentothesound,embroideredtigercanrun,embroideredonecanvividlyofreputation.Classify►1.Single-sidedembroidered(单面绣)2.double-sidedembroidery(双面绣)Theme►ThethemeofHunanembroideryincludelandscapes,animals,figuresofseveralmajortypes.peony,tiger,cat,doganddragonisalsoatypicalembroiderypattern.Landscapes(山水风景画)►Animals(动物)Figure(人物)Flowers(花草)Calligraphy(书法)HunanEmbroideryMuseumofShaping►HunanEmbroideryMuseumofShapingislocatedinChangshaCity,coveringanareaof4000m²andholdingover1200embroideries,isaprofessionalmuseumpresentingthehistoryandartistryofHunanEmbroidery.Itisconsistofthreethemeexhibitionhallwhichare“TheOriginandHistoryofHunanEmbroidery”,“RiseofHunanEmbroidery”and“ContemporaryHunanEmbroidery”.TheseembroideriesvividlyreplaythedevelopmentandchangeoffeatofHunanEmbroideryandancestors’exquisitemasterpiecesandcourseofHunanEmbroideryDevelopmentandcotemporaryworksexquisitebeyondcomparearevisuallydisplayed.Development►AsaculturalheritageofChina,Hunanembroiderybecausemoreandmorepopularnowadays.ThepeoplewholivedinShapingdevelopHunanembroiderywiththeirenthusiasmandcreativity.