男友太凶猛1v1高h,大地资源在线资源免费观看 ,人妻少妇精品视频二区,极度sm残忍bdsm变态

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Culture
Home / Culture / Art

Modern artists give new twist to needlework

By Bi Nan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-08-29 13:49
Share
Share - WeChat

Qixi, or the Seventh Night Festival, nowadays referred to as the "Chinese Valentine's Day", fell on Monday this year.

In bygone days, Qixi was not only a special day for lovers, but also for girls. It is also known as the "Begging for Skills Festival" or "Daughters' Festival".

During the ancient times, on the night of Qixi, girls would worship Niulang the cowherd and Zhinyu the weaver girl, thread seven-hole needles, and observe spider netting, hoping to be more ingenious according to folklore.

Begging for Skills, by Ren Bonian [Photo/Artron.net]

The needle and thread for ancient women were not only for needlework, but also carried good intentions.

But in modern times needle and thread are getting far away from women's lives and begging for skills is becoming a fading tradition. Many artists are aware of this and are picking up needle and thread deserted by times to make them their authoring tools. Let's take a look at some modern art pieces created by needle and thread.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 七台河市| 大安市| 景东| 全南县| 北辰区| 平果县| 宝丰县| 句容市| 宾川县| 栾城县| 隆化县| 依兰县| 浮山县| 乌拉特后旗| 宝兴县| 南乐县| 蓝山县| 农安县| 娱乐| 宁蒗| 蓬溪县| 镇江市| 桦川县| 彰武县| 闵行区| 灵璧县| 平邑县| 阜宁县| 霍州市| 武夷山市| 西丰县| 东乡县| 清远市| 仪陇县| 汉中市| 揭阳市| 靖安县| 巴林右旗| 个旧市| 浦城县| 武清区|