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An undated photo shows a row of shuttles at a Kesi tapestry workshop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. /CGTN
An artisan stitches a Kesi tapestry work using a shuttle in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. /CGTN
An artisan stitches a Kesi tapestry work using a shuttle in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. /CGTN
An artisan uses a plectrum to create a Kesi tapestry work in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. /CGTN
In Kesi tapestry, artisans hook strands of colored silks into shuttles, where they use them to weave the outline of a piece. To make the weft strands sit tightly with the warp, they use a plectrum. Due to the complexity of Kesi tapestry, all the work must be done by hand.