Textile Artist Zhang Fenxian Makes Hand-Made Homespun To Promote The Inheritance Of Traditional Skills And Industrial Revitalization

Textile artist Zhang Fenxian, 97, is the oldest "Weaver Girl" in the cooperative. Photographed by Wu Junjie

A finished product can only be made after 72 processes, such as ginning, marbling, cotton batting, spinning, turning, dyeing, ear twisting, brushing, weaving, hammering, etc. Photographed by Wu Junjie

Huichang homespun production skills were included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2021. Photographed by Wu Junjie

Villagers use local cotton to rub cotton strips. Photographed by Wu Junjie

Huichang homespun related products are sold at home and abroad, with an annual output value of more than 20 million yuan, directly driving the employment of more than 800 people. Photographed by Wu Junjie

The shuttle in the hand of the textile artist shuttles back and forth between thousands of colored threads. Photographed by Wu Junjie

At present, the "weavers" in the workshop are the youngest 51 years old and the oldest 97 years old, with a per capita monthly income of more than 2000 yuan. Photographed by Wu Junjie

Textile craftsmen make hand-made homespun. Photographed by Wu Junjie

On May 21, in Dongkaizhang Village, Yongji County, Shanxi Province, textile artists made hand-made homespun in the workshop. Huichang homespun production skills were included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2021. In recent years, the local government has explored the mode of "intangible cultural heritage+cooperatives+farmers" to promote the inheritance of traditional skills and industrial revitalization.

(Source: China News Network)