Luopu County, Hetian, Xinjiang, One Of The Birthplaces Of Adles Dyeing And Weaving Technology

With sericulture resources as raw materials, Adeles silk has been carefully woven by craftsmen and dyed by ancient warp binding methods to produce a unique style fabric with colorful and rich patterns. The fabric patterns are diverse, including plants, ornaments, tools, musical instruments, etc., showing strong ethnic characteristics, reflecting the unique customs of Xinjiang as a town of singing and dancing, and a town of fruits and melons. All production processes of Adles silk are completed by hand, which is of high artistic value. In 2008, the silk weaving and dyeing skills of Adles were included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

As one of the birthplaces of the dyeing and weaving skills of Atlas silk, Luopu County, Hotan, Xinjiang, has bred many craftsmen who love Atlas silk. Azeguli Dolaiti in Otulabosikan Village, Luopu County is one of them. Since childhood, she has cherished the dream of designing both traditional and fashionable Adeles clothes, hoping to let more people understand and love this traditional culture.

Azeguli Dolaiti, 35, has lived in a tailoring family since childhood. Her grandfather and father are both skilled tailors. Influenced by the family environment, Aziguli has developed a strong interest in fashion design since she was young, and aspires to become a fashion designer. With her father's encouragement and support, she embarked on the road of learning art, and followed the famous tailors in Hotan City to learn fashion design and production. After several years of hard work, Aziguri has successfully graduated and won more and more customers with excellent design and exquisite craftsmanship.

2016 is an important turning point in Aziguri's life. This year, she founded her own clothing company with the support of the local policy of benefiting people. In order to constantly improve her design level, she went to Beijing, Hangzhou and other places to study for many times, combining traditional Adelaide elements with modern fashion concepts, and designed and produced a series of unique and charming clothing products, such as cheongsam, suits, wedding dresses, etc. Her business became more and more popular, which not only won a good reputation in the local area, but also attracted customers from all over the country.

With the development of the company, Azeguli has keenly captured the business opportunities of e-commerce live broadcast. Under the training and guidance of Luopu County E-commerce Office, she promoted her clothing products through online publicity. This transformation not only allowed her clothing products to be sold to the north and south of Tianshan, but also successfully entered the markets in Beijing, Tianjin, Anhui, Guangdong and other places. Today, Azeguli's clothing company has been expanding, which has also led to the employment of women in the village. The number of employees has grown from three at the beginning to 31.

Aziguri feels extremely proud and satisfied whenever she sees her works being loved and recognized by more people. The story of Aziguri is just a spray in the inheritance and innovation of Xinjiang Adles silk.

In recent years, with the strong promotion of the autonomous region, the ancient intangible cultural heritage technology of Adles Silk has been revitalized. Since 2016, the project of "Adles out of Tianshan Mountain" has been launched, and together with top domestic experts, it has promoted fashion design, and successfully held several Adles themed fashion shows in the fashion stage at home and abroad, making Adles silk famous all over the world.

Today, Adles Silk has become the cultural card of Xinjiang, leading the development of traditional textile and clothing industry. Its application scope has expanded to daily necessities, showing unlimited potential.

(Source: CCTV)