The Use and Future of Chinese Embroidery¹

中国刺绣的使用和未来

Today Chinese embroidery handicraft has not only come into the ordinary people's but also entered the world stage. Embroidery can be found on anything from garments，shoes，hats，tobacco pouches，bedsheet and pillowcases ,embroidered² portraits of gods, stage costumes, to household screens, hangings, calligraphy³ and paintings. With the constant emergence⁴ of new technology, Chinese embroidery as a traditional handiwork is displaying its boundless⁵ vitality⁶ in the present-day world.

今天，中国的刺绣工艺品，不仅进入了寻常百姓家，同时也进入了世界舞台。刺绣可以从东西上发现，例如服装，鞋，帽，烟草袋，床单和枕套，神像，舞台服装，家用纱窗，挂饰，书法和绘画。随着新技术的不断涌现，中国刺绣作为一种传统的手工艺品正在当今世界中显示出其无限的生命力。