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Leather embroidery skill puts traditional spin on modern items

CGTN

Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP
Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP
Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP
Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

Handicrafts on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

A woman makes an embroidery artwork using traditional Dange'er leather embroidery skills, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP
A woman makes an embroidery artwork using traditional Dange'er leather embroidery skills, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

A woman makes an embroidery artwork using traditional Dange'er leather embroidery skills, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

A handicraft on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP
A handicraft on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

A handicraft on display made from with the Dange'er leather embroidery technique in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, captured in this file photo taken in 2013. /CFP

Featuring its distinctive artistic style and exquisite craftsmanship, Dange'er leather embroidery, boasting a history of more than 1,000 years, has been revived in daily life. The intangible cultural heritage form has been widely applied in everyday leather items and home decorations in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province.

The embroidery skill uses a variety of threads and materials, employing different needlework techniques to embroider landscapes, flowers, birds, and figures. It endows its handicrafts with a fusion of cultural essence and modern aesthetics.

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