Blue skies, waterfalls, rivers, meadows, come to life under her needles. In Baiyang Town, Pengyang County, Ningxia, Chen Yuhui, a villager in Kundan Village, paints with needles and sends affection with thread, and her carefully embroidered mountains on both sides of the Pengyangru River are stacked with greenery, waterfalls are pouring, the river is clear, and tourists fish alone, which has a unique style.
Chen Yuhui is the third generation of folk embroidery craftsmanship, since childhood by her grandmother and mother to love embroidery, after graduating from high school, she has participated in embroidery, weaving, paper-cutting and other art training classes, and mastered a variety of embroidery stitches. Her excellent works such as "Qingming on the River Map", "Far-sightedness", and "Cat" have won honors in competitions held by autonomous regions, cities and counties for many times. In 2017, she was hired by a training school in Pengyang County, where she has taught more than 300 students.
Chen Yuhui can embroider anything she sees, especially good at embroidering characters, flowers and birds. Chen Yuhui's embroidery of "Qingming on the River Map" took more than half a year to complete, the scene is grand, there are many characters, the embroidery method is exquisite, reflecting the exquisite embroidery skills, is her proud work.
In order to integrate more modern elements, Chen Yuhui also learned from her teachers online and broke through the shackles of tradition. The subject matter of the works is not limited to traditional flowers and birds, but more reflects social development, environmental changes and major historical events. "Every work is done by me with a needle and a thread. I am willing to dedicate my youth and wisdom to more people who love this craft to learn and pass on this precious skill. Chen Yuhui said proudly.
Source: Ningxia Guyuan News and Media Center