embroidery, guizhou, leaf vein embroidery, miao people

How Leaf-Vein Embroidery Changed This Chinese Lady’s Life for the Better

Yang Li, from the southern part of colorful Guizhou Province, has a unique skill called “leaf-vein embroidery.” The embroideries range from birds over rivers to mountains, and are done on tediously prepared leaves. Traditionally, these so-called leaves have beautiful images of birds, rivers, and mountains embroidered on them. While not long ago she was a total noob ...

Hermann Rohr

A leaf being embroidered with a blue bird sitting on a branch.

Colorful Clothing of the Miao

When it comes to colorful clothing in China, no one wears them better than the Miao, or Hmong, ethnicity in the country. The Miao have a long history and culture beginning from the Qin Dynasty. And since then, they have honed their arts and crafts, which remain impressive to this day. As lovers of singing and ...

Emma Lu

A Miao woman wearing silver adornments.

Meet the Miao: A Chinese Ethnicity With an Unusual Love for Silver

In South China, there lives a tribe called the Miao. Recognized by the state as one of the 55 minority groups in the country, the Miao are famous for a unique characteristic — their love of silver. The women of the tribe often sport exquisite silver accessories. Love of silver For the Miao, silver represents ...

Emma Lu

Miao girl adorned with silver.