National intangible cultural heritage: Dyeing skills of buttercup silk

By Huang Jin (People's Daily Online)    08:23, August 04, 2015

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Photo shows an area to dry buttercup silk as big as a football pitch, in Shunde County, south China's Guangdong province. (Photo/CNS)

Chinese buttercup silk is a silk fabric dyed purely by plants. The dyeing process and skills are very complex, which include more than 10 procedures. The dyeing process has been selected as China's national intangible cultural heritage. 

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(Editor:Huang Jin,Bianji)

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