Nanjing yunjin brocade

Nanjing brocade, also known as Nanjing Yunjin (in Chinese 南京云锦), is a kind of brocade made in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. “Yunjin” is a general term for the traditional jacquard silk fabric. It can be traced back to the officially-run weaving factory “Jin Bureau” (in Chinese 锦署), which produced the brocade only for the royal family. It was not until the late Qing dynasty that the development of Nanjing cloud-pattern brocade entered its period of full bloom; then the products were sold to the common citizens.^[1]

Nanjing brocade is famous for its exquisite technology, elegant patterns and smooth texture. The patterns is various and as beautiful as the cloud in the sky; therefore its name “Yunjin” comes. Since such brocade was only produced in Nanjing, it is called Nanjing brocade.

In the year of 2009, Nanjing brocade has been selected into candidate programmes of the oral and intangible heritage of human at UNESCO.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Nanjing Yunjin". ChinaCulture.org. http://www.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/22/content_72490.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2011. 
2. ^ "南京云锦成功入选《人类非物质文化遗产代表作品录》". http://www.njyunjin.com/zxzx/detail.asp?newid=578&leibieid=34. 

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