Weaving the golden legacy of Nanjing: A Yunjin inheritor's story
This photo taken on June 12, 2026 shows details in a Yunjin brocade exhibit at Nanjing Yunjin Brocade Museum in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Today, high-end Yunjin brocades are still made mainly by hand. In 2006, the wooden-loom Zhuanghua hand-weaving craft of Nanjing Yunjin brocade was among the first batch to be listed as China's national-level intangible cultural heritage. In 2009, it was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
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"Weaving the golden legacy of Nanjing: A Yunjin inheritor's story
In the exhibition hall of Nanjing Yunjin Brocade Museum, a giant wooden loom, which is 5.6 meters long, 1.4 meters wide, and 4 meters high, is extremely eye-catching. It needs the cooperation of two skilled craftsmen to operate the loom, with one sitting high on the top to lift the threads, while the other sitting below to weave the patterns. With rich and dazzling sheen, the fabric is as beautiful as rosy clouds. Mainly produced in Nanjing, it is called Nanjing Yunjin, which is one of the four famous brocades in China, along with Songjin, Shujin, and Zhuangjin.
2026-08-04
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