Hanfu: Craftsmanship behind the beautiful trend
By Bi Nan |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2019-09-06 07:00
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Traditional cotton-weaving technique
Since cotton arrived in China from India in the seventh century, China's textile industry has focused on spinning cotton instead of bast fiber, a woody fiber mainly derived from plants. The traditional cotton-weaving technique, listed as national intangible cultural heritage in 2008, can be seen in the material used to make hanfu.
