How To Dance With Modern Technology In Traditional Tie Dyeing

Tie dyeing, a traditional craft with profound cultural heritage, in this era full of innovation and tradition, how to dance hand in hand with modern technology? When the traditional tie dyeing art meets the power of modern science and technology, what sparks will it collide with? On September 26, with the theme of "Yiran Millennium Innovation Boundless" 2024 "Tie Dyeing Culture and Technology Day" in Hai'an, China At the Jiangsu Huayi Group, representatives from enterprises, industry associations and colleges all over the country gathered to discuss the unique charm of tie dyeing culture and the infinite possibility of combining it with modern technology.

　　 Tan Zhen, Secretary of Hai'an Municipal Party Committee In his speech, he said that over thousands of years, tie dyeing technology has been constantly evolving, which not only inherits folk customs and aesthetic taste, but also plays an active role in boosting local economic development and building cultural brands. Jiangsu Nantong is the largest modern tie dyeing base in China, and Huayi Group is the leading enterprise in Nantong tie dyeing.

Holding the "Tie Dyeing Culture and Technology Day" is not only to further enhance the cultural taste of Hai'an, promote the innovation and development of intangible cultural heritage tie dyeing skills, optimize tie dyeing techniques, innovate process combinations, and let tie dyeing, the flower of folk craft, regain its new look; It is also to further improve Hai'an's popularity and reputation, give full play to the advantages of cultural and tourism resources, accelerate the integration into the Yangtze River Delta, and boost high-quality development. Hai'an will take this event as an opportunity to adapt measures to local conditions, keep upright and innovate, adhere to the road of characteristic and personalized development, rely on industrial clusters and market advantages, stimulate and promote traditional textile technology into contemporary life, and carry forward the treasure of "Hai'an tie dyeing technology".

　　 Sun Huaibin, former vice president of China Textile Industry Federation, top ten figures of China's intangible cultural heritage, and chief expert of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of China Textile Industry Federation In his speech, he pointed out that this year is the starting point for the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee to further deepen reform to promote Chinese style modernization, and it is also the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China. Under such a special background, carrying forward the excellent traditional culture of China and revitalizing traditional crafts have a sense of responsibility and mission. The holding of Huayi Group's "Tie Dyeing Culture and Technology Day" is just a vivid practice of the sense of responsibility and mission.

Today, the Museum of Chinese Art Tie Dyeing opened. In this museum, we can feel that Chinese Art Tie Dyeing adheres to, respects and innovates the traditional skills of tie dyeing. Of course, Huayi also launched today the achievement of organically combining traditional tie dyeing techniques with AI, which has put traditional techniques into the wings of science and technology. This achievement is not only of Huayi, but also will have a profound impact on China's textile intangible heritage.

Industrial enterprises have some common characteristics in making intangible cultural heritage. For example, textile intangible cultural heritage has a large quantity and a wide range. Almost every nation has textile intangible cultural heritage, spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidery. How can we make these traditional crafts keep pace with the times and adapt to the new era? Only when they are organically combined with people's aesthetic appreciation in the modern design fashion market can the textile intangible heritage be passed on in a living way and reflect its sustainable growth vitality. It is expected that Huayi will have more exploration and practice under the background of the industry and lead the industry to a higher level of development.

　　 Sun Ruofeng, former director of the Department of Science, Technology and Education of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, director of the National Technical Committee for Tourism Standardization, and chairman of the National Sports, Recreation and Tourism Equipment Alliance In his speech, he said that tie dyeing is an ancient textile dyeing process in China. This dyeing technology not only has a deep cultural heritage in China, but also its natural affinity to people is often displayed on the international stage as an unexpected handicraft, becoming a fast link between feelings and friendship. The inheritance and development of tie dyeing is of great significance to the protection and promotion of national culture.

Today, we are in Jiangsu Huayi Group, not only to celebrate the prosperity of tie dyeing culture, but also to promote the deep integration of traditional culture and modern technology. As a bridge connecting the past and the present, intangible cultural heritage undertakings not only bear the heavy responsibility of protecting cultural heritage, but also shoulder multiple missions of inheritance, research, exhibition, education and exchange. We should keep pace with the times, but also be based on the fundamental. Change should be found in the soil. We should adhere to the principle of integrity and innovation, make breakthroughs, scientific and technological innovation, lead the future, grasp the trend, lead the fashion, and promote the development of new quality productivity with textile intangible heritage.

　　 Tai Weiguo, Chairman of Huayi Group At the meeting, the Chinese art tie dyeing culture was promoted. He said that as a "national modern tie dyeing industry base" and a "national cultural industry demonstration base", Huayi people have spent nearly half a century of professional attention chasing the "intangible cultural heritage fashion" and "cultural industrialization" of the indigo complex of Chinese children. In terms of process technology, tie dyeing, the traditional "anti dyeing" technique, is expanded to a more differentiated creation of product visual effects; At the same time, "modern tie dyeing" is combined with three-dimensional pleating art and hook weaving technology, and integrated into a "artistic dyeing and finishing" platform of beauty and common, which continues to write a new chapter for fabric reconstruction, and enters the academic palace of undergraduate textbooks during the "14th Five Year Plan". In terms of cultural inheritance, we will make unremitting efforts to combine the historical and cultural connotation of tie dyeing intangible cultural heritage with the cultural trend of the times. In terms of lifestyle, creativity, national trend and internationalization, we will make creative transformation and innovative development through multiple channels, at multiple levels and in multiple directions. Today, the opening of Nantong Tie Dyeing Museum, the release of Chinese art dyeing and finishing trends and other activities are all new starting points for Chinese artists in the inheritance and innovation of intangible cultural heritage!

Looking forward to the future, Huayi people will carefully cultivate Nantong Tie Dye Museum; Carefully forge the supply chain and industrial chain in the new era; Carefully improve the core competence of artistic dyeing and finishing technology research and development and product design; Carefully shape the systematic research and release of art dyeing and finishing trend.

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The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China awarded Huayi Group as the "National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base", and the awarding ceremony was held at the conference.

Gu Lifeng, member of the Standing Committee of the Hai'an Municipal Party Committee and head of the Publicity Department, awarded the plaque to Jiangsu Huayi Group, and Zhou Yonglan, general manager of Jiangsu Huayi Group, unveiled the plaque on behalf of the enterprise

In order to effectively promote the base activities, Jiangsu Huayi Group also held a group development consultant appointment ceremony Sun Huaibin, former vice president of China Textile Industry Federation and chief expert of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of China Textile Industry Federation, Xie Ming, consultant of Jiangsu Garment Association, president, professor and doctoral advisor of the College of Fashion of Zhejiang University of Technology, Cui Rongrong, chairman of the council of China Silk Museum, and Xu Zhongqi, chairman of Warner Heguang (Beijing) Management Technology Co., Ltd He is the development consultant of the Group.

Yang Zhijin, member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, vice chairman of the Commission of Education, Science, Culture and Health, former deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group and vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, and Tai Weiguo, chairman of Jiangsu Huayi Group, issued the appointment letter for the development consultant

Jiangsu Huayi Group, as the "initiator of China's art dyeing and finishing market segment", is committed to "Nantong tie dyeing" intangible cultural heritage "creative transformation and innovative development", adhering to the concept of green and sustainable development, building an open "fashion, industrialization, and digital intelligence" innovation platform for art dyeing and finishing, and helping China's outstanding clothing brand cultural creativity and product innovation, Become the leader of China's modern tie dyeing industry.

Nantong Tie Dye Museum (Huayi Art Museum) is not only an important part of the expansion and upgrading of Huayi brand factory stores (brand operation), but also an important project of Jiangsu Huayi Group's 2023 "1979 Huayi Park" cultural tourism construction (intangible cultural heritage fashion). Featuring the historical heritage of "Nantong tie dyeing" and the innovative application of "intangible cultural heritage fashion", the museum uses contemporary design concepts and digital thinking to build a collection of exhibitions (permanent exhibitions), Huayi Art Museum (temporary exhibitions), China's textile intangible cultural heritage experience, Nantong tie dyeing research exchange, and modern tie dyeing cultural and creative exhibition and sales, The cultural IP space of "Intangible Cultural Heritage Fashion, Chinese Huayi" deeply integrated with art and commerce is the first Chinese tie dye fashion application museum named after Nantong in China. On the same day, Huayi · Nantong Tie Dye Museum officially opened.

Wang Zhi, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director General of Nantong Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, Wu Yuanxin, Vice Chairman of the China Folk Literature and Art Association, a national inheritor of Nantong blue calico technology, and Ambassador for the promotion of China's textile intangible heritage, Hao Sanwang, Deputy Standing Committee Member of Hai'an Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Hai'an High tech Zone, and Zhang Aishu, Deputy General Manager of Jiangsu Huayi Group jointly opened the museum.

In recent years, Huayi Group has actively participated in and led the development of relevant industry standards, led the development of the industry, and held a national tie dyeing skills competition, national training classes and other high-level events and training activities. Gu Ming, the group's art director, has also participated in editing the ministerial level planning textbook "Art Dyeing and Finishing Process Design and Application" for higher education during the "10th Five Year Plan" and the "14th Five Year Plan" A few days ago, the Ministry level planning textbook for undergraduate higher education during the 14th Five Year Plan period, Art Dyeing and Finishing Process Design and Application, was officially published, and the inaugural ceremony was held at the meeting.

Dong Qingsong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of China Textile Press, Liang Hui'e, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Vice President, Professor and Doctoral Advisor of Wuxi University, Gu Ming, Art Director of Jiangsu Huayi Group, and Liu Suqiong, Professor of Jinling University of Science and Technology jointly released the new book

The 2025/2026AW Chinese art dyeing and finishing trend release show was also held at the meeting. It is reported that the theme of this release show is "Zhizhi", which is guided by the China Textile Fabric Fashion Trend Research and Release Alliance, the National Art Dyeing and Finishing and Modern Tie Dyeing Fashion Trend Research Center, Donghua Huayi Art Dyeing and Finishing Technology Innovation Research and Development Center, Donghua University Creative Integration Trend Team, and Guo Ruiping Studio of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology Jointly produced and released by Nantong Huayi Tie Dyeing Museum. The works cover four series of home leisure, urban commuting, outdoor environmental protection and cultural trends, and are committed to promoting and inheriting the intangible cultural heritage tie dyeing culture by showing the combination of the latest tie dyeing works and popular trends, while promoting the exchange and innovation of artistic dyeing and finishing and modern design, Improve the level of relevant brands and industries in art dyeing and finishing process design and application.

2024 China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage · Huayi Dialogue Salon

The Age Charm and Development Prospect of Art Dyeing and Finishing

At the "2024 · China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Huayi Forum - The Charm of the Times and Development Prospects of Art Dyeing and Finishing" held in the afternoon, Luo Jingjie, Director of Fashion Art Design Department of Donghua University Published and interpreted the Popular Trend of Chinese Art Dyeing and Finishing; Guo Ruiping, Professor of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and Ambassador of China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion We shared the Practice of Innovative Design of New Materials and Processes. Sun Huaibin, former vice president of China Textile Industry Federation, top ten figures of China's intangible cultural heritage, and chief expert of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of China Textile Industry Federation Host the session.

In the dialogue forum of the era charm and development prospect of art dyeing and finishing, representatives of associations, colleges and brand enterprises discussed the contemporary art value of dyeing and finishing and the future development direction from multiple perspectives. Hua Shan, Director of China Textile Economy Research Center Preside over the salon session.

Group I: Wu Yuanxin, Vice Chairman of China Folk Literature and Art Association, National level Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Nantong Blue calico, Ambassador of China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion, Yang Xiaodong, Vice Chairman of China Garment Association, Qi Mei, Vice Director of China Textile Information Center and Vice Chairman of China Fashion Color Association, Liu Chunhong, President of Shanghai Fashion Association, professor and doctoral advisor of Donghua University, and former Vice President.

The second group: Jia Jingsheng, professor and doctoral advisor of the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University, professor and doctoral advisor of Donghua University, Bian Xiangyang, curator of Shanghai Textile and Clothing Museum and vice chairman of China Fashion Designers Association, Liang Hui'e, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, vice president, professor and doctoral advisor of Wuxi University, president, professor and doctoral advisor of the College of Fashion of Zhejiang University of Technology, Cui Rongrong, Chairman of the Council of the China Silk Museum.

The third group: Zhang Yichao, Chinese fashion designer "Jinding Award" designer, ambassador for promotion of intangible cultural heritage of China's textile industry and national fashion brand promoter, Wang Tao, creative director of Jiuzi brand, Zhao Jianfeng, supply chain director of Shenzhen Golis Clothing Co., Ltd., Huang Gang, chief designer of Jeanswest Brand Ecosphere Collaborative Innovation Center and ambassador for promotion of intangible cultural heritage of China's textile industry.

Signing a contract on the platform jointly built by schools and enterprises

School enterprise cooperation will bear fruit again! During the activity, Jiangsu Huayi Group set up Donghua · Huayi Art Dyeing and Finishing Technology Innovation Research Center, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Jiangnan University, Nanjing Art College, Jiangsu Engineering Vocational and Technical College, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology graduate off campus talent training base, Jiangnan · Huayi Digital Art Dyeing and Finishing Engineering Research Center Nanjing Academy of Arts · Nantong Tie Dyeing Museum · Yi 2 Cultural Creative Design and R&D Center, Jiangsu Institute of Technology · Huayi Group Tie Dyeing Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance and Innovation Center, creating favorable conditions for promoting the development of tie dyeing industry and cultivating talents. At the same time, Huayi Group and the China Textile Science Environmental Protection Committee jointly launched the research project of China Textile Science · Huayi Art Dyeing and Finishing Industry.

Luo Jingjie, Director of the Fashion Design Department of Donghua University, Liang Yu, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Fine Arts of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, and Wang Ping, Professor and Doctoral Tutor, Director of the Dyeing and Finishing Department of Jiangnan University, respectively signed a contract with Zhou Yonglan, General Manager of Huayi Group

Gong Jianpei, professor of the Design School of Nanjing Art College, Xia Aiping, secretary of the General Party Branch of the Textile and Garment College of Jiangsu Engineering Vocational and Technical College, Li Ruiqing, secretary-general of the China Textile Environmental Protection Committee and general manager of Changshu Huizhi Textile and Garment Industry Research Institute, respectively signed a contract with Zhang Aishu, deputy general manager of Huayi Group

Science and technology are the primary productive forces. It is an effective means to use modern science and technology to improve injection dyeing production efficiency and product quality, innovate tie dyeing process, and realize digital management. The AI intelligent injection and dyeing proofing robot system and AI intelligent injection and dyeing full-automatic assembly line system jointly developed by Jiangsu Huayi Group, Donghua University and digital intelligent enterprises have been commissioned and gradually put into production.

The reporter learned that AI The project of intelligent dye injection robot adopts a variety of core technologies, and has achieved breakthroughs in the following six aspects, which is the first in the industry: it has achieved a breakthrough in the transformation from traditional manual tie dyeing to digital tie dyeing, and has achieved breakthroughs in AI intelligent dye injection robot teaching "0" programming, full-automatic color change, product visual inspection, independent creation, and cross integration of multiple systems.

During the event, the guests visited China's first intelligent injection dyeing production line, the wringing and dyeing (tie dyeing) production line and the Huayi · Nantong Tie Dyeing Museum.

In order to enrich the content of the event, the host also set up a "non heritage city" to show the intangible cultural heritage skills such as Hai'an gourd painting, knot weaving, paper cutting, porcelain making, stone painting, sugar painting, crochet clothing, etc. in the form of performance+sales. It is worth mentioning that Xiong Zhaomei and Jin Xiuli, heirs of Miao batik, also showed their batik skills to the audience.

The event was guided by the China Textile Industry Federation, hosted by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of the China Textile Industry Federation, supported by the China Garment Association, Jiangsu Garment Association, Nantong Garment Association, and undertaken by Jiangsu Huayi Group.

(Source: Textile and Clothing Weekly)