Walking into the home of Wang Daizhen, an embroiderer in Huawu Village, Xinren Township, Qianxi City, Guizhou Province, the house was full of all kinds of Miao embroidery clothing, and Wang Daizhen was using skillful technology to make clothes.
Huawu Village is carrying out on-site teaching of Miao embroidery skills
The reason why Wang Daizhen was able to return to his hometown to start a business and build a Miao embroidery micro-factory in his home relied on the "embroidery" training program.
"The income is still okay, and I can take care of the children and the elderly at home, which is good. Speaking of the changes brought about by Miao embroidery, Wang Daizhen was deeply touched.
Miao embroidery, as a national intangible cultural heritage, is known as "the history book worn on the body". It carries the profound cultural connotation of the Miao compatriots.
Photo by Fan Hui of the Miao Embroidery Workshop at the Poverty Alleviation and Relocation Point in Huawu Village
Through the vocational ability improvement training organized by the human resources and social security department, Qianxi City has vigorously carried out the "embroidery" training program to drive the embroidery girls in the village to achieve stable employment.
"We have carried out multi-form and multi-level skill improvement training, and so far, more than 500 people have been trained, driving more than 110 people to stabilize employment and entrepreneurship at their doorstep. Li Yu, a staff member of the Qianxi Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, said.
"With the support and help of the human resources and social security department, I decided to make some Miao embroidery products that combine tradition and fashion, develop our Miao embroidery industry, and drive more people to inherit Miao embroidery skills and increase employment and income. Yang Wenli, the person in charge of the Miao embroidery workshop, said.
Zhao Qun, an embroiderer, said: "Now not only can we increase our income and get rich at home, but also have more time to accompany children and the elderly. ”
In the Miao embroidery workshop of Huawu Village, Xinren Miao Township, Qianxi City, the villagers are learning Miao embroidery techniques. Photo by Shi Xingxing
Located on the banks of the Liuchong River in the upper reaches of the Wujiang River, Huawu Village is a Miao village with a history of 100 years and is the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art. In the past three years, through the "Miao Embroidery Training" program, many young people who were reluctant to do Miao embroidery in the past have returned to their hometowns and "eaten" their handicraft meals again.
The employment workshop of the ex-situ poverty alleviation and resettlement site of Xinren Miao Township Huawu Village, the villagers broadcast Miao embroidery batik products live. Photo by Shi Xingxing
Nowadays, relying on the cultural industry with Miao embroidery national characteristics, Huawu Village vigorously carries out skill upgrading training and innovative transformation work. Through the vocational skills training and promotion action, more and more "embroidery girls" stand out, they embroider a piece of exquisite Miao embroidery works with dexterous hands, and realize the gorgeous turn from "fingertip skills" to "fingertip economy", Miao embroidery has become one of the main industries for the local people to increase their income and get rich, in 2023, only Miao embroidery will drive the local people to increase their income by more than 300 yuan, and truly transform the fingertip skills into the fingertip economy.
"We will be honest and innovative, develop more creative cultural and creative products, embroider new clothes every year, and have new patterns every year. At the same time, we will continue to develop the market, expand our brand awareness, and drive more and more embroiderers to increase their income and get rich. Yang Wenli said.
"We will focus on the development idea of 'building a brand, cultivating a group of skilled craftsmen, establishing a base, developing a number of products, setting up a demonstration exhibition area, and selling N sales platforms', and adopt the development model of 'leading companies + small and micro enterprises + cooperatives + embroidery' to drive more local people to stabilize employment and entrepreneurship, so that the ancient Miao embroidery 'embroidery' will have a happy and beautiful new life, and let our traditional skills enter thousands of households. Li Yu said. (Qi Dechao)
Source: Zhongwang News