Embroidery on Xuan paper

When the embroidery is finished, it needs to be mounted as a vertical scroll for the convenience of preservation.

Gu’s ancestors had mastered the craft of embroidering on paper in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), but this kind of embroidery was only used for the clan’s sacrificial ceremonies and never taught to the persons of another clan, later, this craft came to a standstill because of the wars.

It was revived by Gu Yuchun in the 1980s, who developed this craft with his excellent skills. At present, Gu has gained two national patents and a lot of his work has been collected by domestic and overseas collectors.

To better protect this craft, the local government is about to deem it as intangible cultural heritage to attract more attention from the public.