Changsha Hunan embroidery has a history of more than 2000 years.

Xiang embroidery, a specialty of Changsha, Hunan Province, is a Chinese National Geographical Indication product. Hunan embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China, which is the general name of Hunan embroidery products with distinctive characteristics of Hunan and Chu culture centered in Changsha, Hunan Province, which originated from Hunan folk embroidery and developed by absorbing the advantages of Suzhou embroidery and Guangdong embroidery, and has a history of more than 2,000 years.

Xiang embroidery is characterized by rich coloring, embroidery as a painting, the folk have Su cat, Hunan tiger said. Hunan embroidery lion and tiger hair pattern just robust straight up, eyeballs have God, several can be messed up, has developed into a different color, different shape, different side of the double-sided full different embroidery. Hunan embroidery has participated in international fairs held in Japan, Panama and the United States, and has won many awards, enjoying a good reputation in the international market.

Xiang embroidery is mainly embroidered with silk, pure silk, hard satin, soft satin, transparent yarn and various colors of silk thread and floss, its composition is strict, colorful, and all kinds of stitches are expressive, and through the rich color threads and ever-changing stitches, it makes the embroidered figures, animals, landscapes, flowers and birds have special artistic effects.

Variety of subjects:

The main varieties of Hunan embroidery are: birds and flowers, landscapes, landscapes, figures, portraits, animals, screens, albums, quilts, embroidered clothes, scarves, handkerchiefs, shawls, as well as double-sided embroidery, double-sided embroidery, double-sided embroidery, large-scale sculpture embroidery seat screen, hanging screen and so on.

The images commonly used in Hunan embroidery include peony, moonflower, camellia, chrysanthemum, plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, etc. Birds include phoenix, peacock, bamboo, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum, and so on. Birds include phoenix, peacock, mallard, cranes, eagles, mandarin ducks, pigeons, pachyderms, magpies, white heads, and so on. Beasts include lions, tigers, horses, deer, cats, dogs, squirrels, pandas and so on. There are also figures, landscapes, small flowers and plants, goldfish, butterflies, calligraphy and so on can not be embroidered.