When traveling, some people like natural scenery, some people like cultural customs, some people like local food, some people like desert snow-capped mountains, some like vast seashores, some people like historical sites, And I'm kind of both. I like not only the magnificence of the northwest provinces, but also the elegance of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the charming natural scenery, and the rich history and culture. I like to explore the inaccessible beauty, and I also like the smell of fireworks in the ancient towns.

I like to take pictures of the beautiful scenery during my travels, and I also like to record the interesting stories I encounter, especially those seemingly ordinary but extraordinary folk stories, which often touch our hearts directly and make us admire and move us.

Grandma Wu is an old woman I met in Lili Ancient Town, Suzhou. When I saw her, she was embroidering in front of her house. The embroidered work was "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" with peonies as the theme. , stitch by stitch, very delicate. During our travels, we have seen all kinds of embroidery, but Grandma Wu is probably the oldest embroiderer I have ever seen. Grandma told me in a language that I couldn’t quite understand, while speaking and gesticulating, she told me that this year she Already 90 years old.

The old lady’s name is Wu Ceou (the transliteration, the specific word may not be correct, the pronunciation is the same as my grandmother said it several times). She is a native of Lili. She has learned Su embroidery from her grandmother since she was a child, and then slowly She fell in love with this traditional craft. She used to embroider all the clothes her family wore, stitch by stitch.

During our trip, we saw embroidery displays in many places, such as Shu embroidery in Sichuan, Hunan embroidery in Hunan, Yue embroidery in Guangdong, Palace embroidery in Beijing, Bian embroidery in Henan, etc., but the ones we visited Many of them are artists' studios, with some government support and packaging. Grandma Wu was not in our itinerary. Yu Fan met her on the way from the hotel to the ancient town. It can be said to be purely folk and spontaneous. Embroidered there.

Grandma Wu said that embroidery has been with her all her life. When they were young, many embroiderers made a living from embroidery, either working for embroidery workshops or embroidering themselves and selling them for money. Living supplies. Now that living conditions are better, people no longer have to worry about three meals a day, and embroidery has become a personal hobby and a joy of life.

Yu Fan noticed that although Mrs. Wu is 90 years old, she is not deaf, her eyesight is not blurry, her hands are not shaking, and even her teeth are mostly intact. The most amazing thing is that she can still thread a needle and thread herself. This is really admirable.

Su embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in my country. It is said that it originated from the first embroidered clothes made by "Nu Hong", the granddaughter of Sun Zhongyong, the 25th generation of the Yellow Emperor (this is why women are still engaged in textiles, sewing, The reason why embroidery and other activities are called "Nvhong") has a history of more than 2,000 years. Meeting the 90-year-old Grandma Wu in the ancient town who still insists on embroidery fully demonstrates that this traditional culture has an extremely broad foundation among the people. , it is not only an elegant art, but also a way of life and taste rooted in the folk.