Baoji, Shaanxi, is the birthplace of the Zhou and Qin dynasties, with deep roots, a long history of culture, and the folk art passed down from generation to generation is full of flowers and fruits. The embroidery women in the countryside are all askers, and the various factions of paper-cutting are famous. In the year of Xin Ugly, the author went to the "hometown of folk art embroidery in Shaanxi Province" to collect the wind of Qianyang, as if entering a big tiger garden. The giant tiger that is 1.85 meters long, 75 centimeters high and weighs 160 kilograms is the work of the Qianyang Nanzhai Shangyuexia Fabric Embroidery Cooperative. 10 embroidery girls, which took 14 days, divided labor and combination, elaborately made, and attached the five poisons (toads, scorpions, centipedes, geckos, snakes) with unique Qianyang characteristics to the tiger, expressing lyrics, praying for peace and auspiciousness, happiness and health!
(Author: Text/Figure Li Dexiang)