"Nankeen Nankeen, also called Nankeen cloth, is a kind of pale yellowish cloth, originally made at Nanjing, China from a yellow variety of cotton, but subsequently manufactured from ordinary cotton that is then dyed. Also in the plural a piece or variety of this cloth. The term blue nankeen describes hand-printed fabric of artistic refinement and primitive simplicity, which originated on the Silk Road over three thousand years ago. Hand-carved stencils, originally made from wood but now from heavy paper, are prepared and a mix of soya bean flour and slaked lime is applied through the openings of the stencil"
"in the art gallery. Nantong blue calico Nantong blue calico printing and dyeing has been practiced in most parts of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China, since the beginning of Qing dynasty. In modern times, blue calico is used to make daily clothes, mosquito nets, pillowcases, baggage cloth, etc. The blue and white printed calico was first worn by local farmers and fishermen. Among Nantong citizens, it is famous for its handmade printing and dying process, as well as the native and simple design. The patterns on the blue clothes originate from animals, plants, and fairy tales, and are used to"
"Nantong blue calico Nantong blue calico printing and dyeing has been practiced in most parts of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China, since the beginning of Qing dynasty. In modern times, blue calico is used to make daily clothes, mosquito nets, pillowcases, baggage cloth, etc. The blue and white printed calico was first worn by local farmers and fishermen. Among Nantong citizens, it is famous for its handmade printing and dying process, as well as the native and simple design. The patterns on the blue clothes originate from animals, plants, and fairy tales, and are used to express the good wishes"
"Qingyang sachet Qingyang sachet, also known as ""chu chu"" or ""shua huo"" (hidden stitch) is a folk custom of Qingyang, Gansu, China. Sachets are created from small pieces of silk, which are embroidered with colorful strings in a variety of patterns according to papercutting designs. The silk is then sewn into different shapes and filled with cotton and spices. Qingyang sachets symbolize blessing, auspiciousness, happiness, safety, peace, and avoidance of evil, disaster, illnesses, and misfortune. Many sachets are also filled with cinnabar, calamus, wormwood, and chrysanthemum, and they are commonly used as air fresheners, insect repellent, and protection against evil"
"silk, velvet, along with textiles from Aden (modern-day Yemen), the Indus River region, and Euphrates River region (modern-day Iraq). He also commended the silk manufactured at Quanzhou as being unparalleled in the world for its quality, while the Chinese capital at Hangzhou was best known throughout the Islamic world for being a major producer of glass wares. By at least the 13th century, the Chinese were even familiar with the story of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria since it is described at length by Zhao Rugua, a Southern Song customs inspector of Quanzhou. In 1153 the Jin emperor Wanyan Liang"
"cotton that is noted for being strong and durable. Lisle is composed of two strands that have each been twisted an extra twist per inch than ordinary yarns and combined to create a single thread. The yarn is spun so that it is compact and solid. This cotton is used mainly for underwear, stockings, and gloves. Colors applied to this yarn are noted for being more brilliant than colors applied to softer yarn. This type of thread was first made in the city of Lisle, France (now Lille), hence its name. The largest producers of cotton, currently (2009), are China"
"Ruqun Ruqun (襦裙) is an item of traditional Chinese attire (""Hanfu"") primarily for women but also for men. It consists of a blouse (襦, ""ru"") and a wrap-around skirt (裙, ""qun; ""also called ""裳, chang""). It is the eldest type of hanfu which is said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor, and it is said to be worn by women since the Warring States period. Ruqun is the most basic type of Hanfu.Ruqun is divided into Qiyao ruqun, Gaoyao ruqun and Qixiong ruqun based on the waist height of the skirt. The collar style can be divided"
"kingdom is called Da Qin [or 'Great China']. This country produces plenty of gold [and] silver, [and of] rare and precious [things] they have luminous jade, 'bright moon pearls,' Haiji rhinoceroses, coral, yellow amber, opaque glass, whitish chalcedony, red cinnabar, green gemstones, goldthread embroideries, rugs woven with gold thread, delicate polychrome silks painted with gold, and asbestos cloth. They also have a fine cloth which some people say is made from the down of 'water sheep,' but which is made, in fact, from the cocoons of wild silkworms. They blend all sorts of fragrances, and by boiling the juice, make"
"Pongee Pongee is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 20th century, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Pongee is still woven in silk by many mills across China, especially along the banks of the Yangtze at mills in Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Generally it varies in weight from 36 to about 50gm/sq m. In lighter variants, it is called Paj. It is used as a blouse weight or lining silk. ""The origins of Shinshu pongee go back to a silk cloth called ashiginu that was woven in the Nara period (710–794)""."
"Pongee Pongee is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 20th century, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Pongee is still woven in silk by many mills across China, especially along the banks of the Yangtze at mills in Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Generally it varies in weight from 36 to about 50gm/sq m. In lighter variants, it is called Paj. It is used as a blouse weight or lining silk. ""The origins of Shinshu pongee go back to a silk cloth called ashiginu that was woven in the Nara period (710–794)""."
"to extend the life of the clothing. Towards the start of the Qing Dynasty, the skirt was mostly ""baizhequn"" (百摺裙, lit. ""hundred pleats skirt"") or ""mamianqun"" (馬面裙, lit. ""horse face skirt""). Ruqun Ruqun (襦裙) is an item of traditional Chinese attire (""Hanfu"") primarily for women but also for men. It consists of a blouse (襦, ""ru"") and a wrap-around skirt (裙, ""qun; ""also called ""裳, chang""). It is the eldest type of hanfu which is said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor, and it is said to be worn by women since the Warring States period. Ruqun"
"Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Beijing, Tianjin, Baoding, Shenyang, Harbin, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Fujian Province. The first flag of People's Republic of China raised in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on 1 October 1949 was made from Ruifuxiang silk. The business concept and management philosophy of the Ruifuxiang stores have been cited as a source of inspiration that Sam Walton used in the establishment of Wal-Mart. Rui Fu Xiang The Ruifuxiang Silk Store () is a chain of silk stores in eastern China. The Ruifuxiang stores were founded by Meng Hongsheng, a descendant of the Confucian philosopher Mencius (Chinese family name Meng) from Jiujun"
"poor make do with cotton. Popular colors are red, pink, and green and they are often embroidered with flowers, butterflies, or Mandarin ducks. Formerly popular designs included bats (homophonous with ""happiness"" in Chinese), peaches (""longevity""), guavas (whose many seeds caused it to represent fertility), and virtuous expressions. Under the Ming and Qing, dudous were solely items of underwear and were used to flatten women's breasts, similar to a gentle corset. Wealthier families used bronze, silver, or gold chains instead of silk thread. The first dudous were simple rectangles, but by the Qing they had been turned to form a diamond"
"K'o-ssu K'o-ssu or kesi () is a technique in Chinese silk tapestry, admired for its lightness and clarity of pattern. ""K'o-ssu"" means ""cut silk"", a name that comes from the appearance of cut threads created by the use of colour in the pictorial designs typical of the style (often copies of famous paintings). Unlike continuous weft brocade, in k'o-ssu each colour area was woven from a separate bobbin, making the style both technically demanding and time-consuming. K'o-ssu first appeared during the Tang Dynasty (618–907), and became popular in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279), reaching its height during the Ming dynasty"
"and his father, the sons of Huangdi, were bypassed and Zhuanxu was selected as heir to Huangdi. Leizu Leizu (), also known as Xi Lingshi (, Wade–Giles Hsi Ling-shih), was a legendary Chinese empress and wife of the Yellow Emperor. According to tradition, she discovered sericulture, and invented the silk loom, in the 27th century BC. Leizu discovered silkworms while having an afternoon tea, and a cocoon fell in her tea. It slowly unraveled and she was enchanted by it. According to one account, a silkworm cocoon fell into her tea, and the heat unwrapped the silk until it stretched"
"Huangshan, Mao Feng, Bilochun, Putuofeng Cha, and Liu'an Guapian. China is the world’s largest exporter of green tea. One of the most ubiquitous accessories in modern China, after a wallet or purse and an umbrella, is a double-walled insulated glass thermos with tea leaves in the top behind a strainer. The importance of ""baijiu"" ( ""white liquor"") in China (99.5% of its alcoholic market) makes it the most-consumed alcoholic spirit in the world. It dates back to the introduction of distilling during the Song dynasty; can be made from wheat, corn, or rice; and is usually around 120 proof (60%"
"collected, pits removed, beaten loose with bamboo bows, drawn into yarns and weaved into cloth called ""jibei""."" The cotton jibei made in Hainan has great variety, the cloth has great width, often dyed into brilliant colors, stitching up two pieces make a bedspread, stitching four pieces make a curtain Hemp was also widely planted and made into linen. Independent mulberry farms flourished in the Mount Dongting region in Suzhou. The mulberry farmers did not make a living on farmland, but instead they grew mulberry trees and bred silkworm to harvest silk. Sugarcane first appeared in China during the Warring States"
"Chino cloth Chino cloth ( ) is a twill fabric, originally made of 100% cotton. The most common items made from it, trousers, are widely called ""chinos"". Today it is also found in cotton-synthetic blends. Developed in the mid-19th century for British and French military uniforms, it has since migrated into civilian wear. Trousers of such a fabric gained popularity in the U.S. when Spanish–American War veterans returned from the Philippines with their twill military trousers. As the cloth itself was originally made in China, the trousers were known in Spanish as ""pantalones chinos"" (Chinese pants), which became shortened to"
"origin: Suzhou Pingtan (of Suzhou), Yangzhou Pingtan (of Yangzhou), and Nanjing Pingtan (of Nanjing). Wuxi opera, a form of traditional Chinese opera, is popular in Wuxi, while Huaiju is popular further north, around Yancheng. Jiangsu cuisine is one of the eight great traditions of the cuisine of China. Suzhou is also well known for its silk, Chinese embroidery, jasmine tea, stone bridges, pagodas, and classical gardens. Nearby Yixing is noted for its teaware while Yangzhou is known for its lacquerware and jadeware. Nanjing's ""yunjin"" is a noted type of woven silk. Since ancient times, south Jiangsu has been famed for"
"Gingham Gingham is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarn. It is made of carded, medium or fine yarns, where the colouring is on the warp yarns and always along the grain (weft). The name may originate . Alternatively, it is speculated that the fabric now known as ""gingham"" may have been made at Guingamp, a town in Brittany, France, and that the fabric may be named after the town. Some sources say that the name came into English via Dutch. When originally imported into Europe in the 17th century, gingham was a striped fabric,"
"many shades. Chino cloth Chino cloth ( ) is a twill fabric, originally made of 100% cotton. The most common items made from it, trousers, are widely called ""chinos"". Today it is also found in cotton-synthetic blends. Developed in the mid-19th century for British and French military uniforms, it has since migrated into civilian wear. Trousers of such a fabric gained popularity in the U.S. when Spanish–American War veterans returned from the Philippines with their twill military trousers. As the cloth itself was originally made in China, the trousers were known in Spanish as ""pantalones chinos"" (Chinese pants), which became"
"produced in Jieshou City of Anhui Province, East China. It was first found in the civil kiln sites of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Originating in the Sui (581-618) and Tang dynasties, the ancient painted pottery in Jieshou prevailed in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). It inherited the style of Tang Tri-colored Pottery and adopted the exquisite techniques and various styles from other artistic forms, such as Chinese paper-cut and New Year Woodcut. The main products are utensils for daily use, such as bottles, jars and jugs, decorated with three-color carvings. The thick and primitive shape, vivid carving and unique"
"(1368–1644). The style continued to be popular until the early 20th century, and the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911–12. K'o-ssu K'o-ssu or kesi () is a technique in Chinese silk tapestry, admired for its lightness and clarity of pattern. ""K'o-ssu"" means ""cut silk"", a name that comes from the appearance of cut threads created by the use of colour in the pictorial designs typical of the style (often copies of famous paintings). Unlike continuous weft brocade, in k'o-ssu each colour area was woven from a separate bobbin, making the style both technically demanding and time-consuming. K'o-ssu first appeared"
"and Qing (qīng 清) Dynasties, it was called Jiaohua Cloth (jiāo huā bù 浇花布). The patterns on blue calico are all from civil society, and they reflect the experiences of the common people. With the development of the textile technology during Qing Dynasty, there were large quantities of dyeing and weaving workshops. Due to the long history of traditional manual printing and dyeing, a legend surrounds Nantong blue calico. The legend said Mei fell in the mud coloring his clothes yellow. The yellow color was difficult to wash out, but many residents found it attractive. So he told his good"
"simple style strongly affected by the local culture of Hunan and has the simplicity and elegance of Chinese wash painting on the other hand. Xiang embroidery uses pure silk, hard satin, soft satin, transparent gauze and nylon as its materials as well as a variety of colorful silk threads. Traditional Xiang Embroidery uses threads in a very distinctive way—the thread is firstly boiled with Gleditsia and then wiped with bamboo paper, which prevents the thread from pilling and thus is convenient for embroidering. In Xiang Embroidery, there is a special type of thread—in one thread dyed one color with different"
"Jizhou ware Jizhou ware or Chi-chou ware () is Chinese pottery from Jiangxi province in southern China; the Jizhou kilns made a number of different types of wares over the five centuries of production. The best known wares are simple shapes in stoneware, with a strong emphasis on subtle effects in the dark glazes, comparable to Jian ware, but often combined with other decorative effects. In the Song dynasty they achieved a high prestige, especially among Buddhist monks and in relation to tea-drinking. The wares often use leaves or paper cutouts to create resist patterns in the glaze, by leaving"
"layers with brown and white painted wares. Jizhou was clearly one of the secondary sites where this was produced, with Jingdezhen the main centre. Jizhou ware Jizhou ware or Chi-chou ware () is Chinese pottery from Jiangxi province in southern China; the Jizhou kilns made a number of different types of wares over the five centuries of production. The best known wares are simple shapes in stoneware, with a strong emphasis on subtle effects in the dark glazes, comparable to Jian ware, but often combined with other decorative effects. In the Song dynasty they achieved a high prestige, especially among"
"Children usually wear clothes decorated with cartoon characters. However, there is also an effort to revive traditional clothing forms such as the hanfu by the hanfu movement. At an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shanghai in 2001, the host presented silk-embroidered tangzhuang jackets as the Chinese traditional national costume. As smartphones and tablet computers have become increasingly popular, they are some of the most popular ways people gain access to fashion information, along with the Internet and fashion magazines. As to buying clothing, brick-and-mortar stores are still the predominant choice, taking up more than half of the market share. Women's"
"“Today, Chinsuko is most well-known as a popular souvenir, but it is still a traditional confectionery."" Chinsuko This traditional sweet of China is often seen in the Chinese metropolis It was made of wheat flour in the old days in southern China. It is a steamed confectionery such as sponge cake, which has steamed sugar and lard in addition to flour. It has been created in accordance with the Okinawa Prefecture of climate and materials. A baked confectionery of the Portuguese-a small, round cookie-that was transmitted through the Silk Road and the sea is also another theory. First, Chinsuko was"
"Leizu Leizu (), also known as Xi Lingshi (, Wade–Giles Hsi Ling-shih), was a legendary Chinese empress and wife of the Yellow Emperor. According to tradition, she discovered sericulture, and invented the silk loom, in the 27th century BC. Leizu discovered silkworms while having an afternoon tea, and a cocoon fell in her tea. It slowly unraveled and she was enchanted by it. According to one account, a silkworm cocoon fell into her tea, and the heat unwrapped the silk until it stretched across her entire garden. When the silk ran out, she saw a small cocoon and realized that"
"in Qing dynasty, and do not feel shame anymore on the Manchu style as a mark of conquerer over the Han people. The 1949 Communist Revolution ended the wearing of ""changshan"" and other traditional clothing in Shanghai. Shanghainese emigrants and refugees carried the fashion to Hong Kong, where it has remained popular. Recently in Shanghai and elsewhere in mainland China, many people have revived wearing the Shanghainese ""changshan."" It is made of silk. Most of the Chinese people do not recognize their real Han's style of clothing (Hanfu), some Han people even said changshan is their traditional clothing. Nowadays, many"
"colored ""kaidangku"" on the streets of Beijing offered a sharp contrast to the austere blue and gray tones of adult clothing prescribed by the Cultural Revolution. Even after the economic liberalizations promoted by Deng Xiaoping in the subsequent decades and the ensuing introduction of more Western culture and ideas, they remained in use for the vast majority of children in the People's Republic of China. When Wong, then a Chinese correspondent for Toronto's ""The Globe and Mail"", bore a son in Beijing in 1990, only one hotel in the city sold disposable diapers. Since they charged US$1 apiece, she decided"
"Jiangnan sizhu Jiangnan sizhu () is a style of traditional Chinese instrumental music from the Jiangnan region of China. The name ""Jiangnan sizhu"" (江南丝竹 pinyin: Jiāngnán sīzhú) is made up of two parts. ""Jiangnan"" is the traditional name for the area south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze river in southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, and northern Zhejiang. ""Sizhu"", literally ""silk and bamboo,"" refers to string and wind musical instruments, silk being the traditional material from which strings have historically been made in China, and bamboo being the material from which the Chinese flutes such as the ""dizi"" and ""xiao"" are"