Styles and Themes of Embroidery¹

刺绣的类型和主题

Embroidery is a kind of traditional Chinese handicraft art,which is divided into the Suzhou，Sichuan，Guangdong and Hunan schools. Suzhou embroidery is celebrated² for its sophisticated stitching,vivid pictures,beautiful patterns and elegant colors. Human Embroidery emphasizes vivid patterns. Guangdong and Sichuan embroideries³ feature popular motifs⁴, such as a peacock spreading its tail, a magpie⁵ on the branch of a plum tree, pines and cranes as symbols of long life,two dragons playing with a ball，and a phoenix⁶ and peony. The embroidery items have varied⁷ themes ： Some are romantic and exaggerative,others reflect the reality,or are vivid and true to life. Both are of practical and ornamental⁸ uses.

刺绣是一种中国传统的手工艺品，它分为苏州，四川，广东和湖南的学校。苏绣因其先进的拼接，生动的图片，美丽的图案和色彩淡雅而著名。人的刺绣强调形态生动。广东和四川刺绣配备流行的图案，如孔雀开屏，喜上枝头，松鹤延绵，双龙戏珠，牡丹凤凰。刺绣的项目有不同的主题：有些是浪漫和夸张的，其他反映现实，还生动逼真。两种都有其实用性和观赏性。