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Batik works

Author: Ashley Deng
by Ashley Deng
Posted: Mar 25, 2016

Batik worksBatikGuizhou batik:also known as "guizhou batik flower",dating back to the era of the Western Han dynasty more than 2000 years ago.It with simple but elegant tonal,beautiful patterns,rich cultural connotation,is unique among guizhou folk art.Batik,is an ancient craft of reserving,called "LaXie",together with the pattern-dye,clip is called in three basic types of ancient dyeing technology in China.The charm of batik handicraft besides design beautifully,but also in the wax on the fabric after cooling cracks,pigment into the cracks,for a variety of color lines,commonly known as "ice lines".

Family as the center of the guizhou batik manual sideline,due to the characteristics of regional and ethnic diversity of guizhou, guizhou folk traditional printing and dyeing process to form the strong regional,namely the different ethnic groups or the technological characteristics of different regions have different.Guizhou batik is mainly popular in Miao,Buyi,Shui ethnic minority areas,it is a long history of folk art,created by the working people,also for what they use and appreciate.Some have relatively primitive technology form,such as using animal blood,waxberry juice directly fill in the red, or straw ash mixing pot smoke boiling dyeing,etc.And some craft is consummate,such as HuangPing, AnShun regions the Miao style colorful batik,and the Buyi tie-dye,its are tonal harmonic,the exquisite patterns,amazing.Guizhou batik art has formed the unique national art style,is China's very special flower of national art.

Used batik in guizhou have numerous folks, craft fine batiks is popular in China and foreign tourist.in minority area, no matter old and young, their dresses, headscarf, leggings and other traditional clothing even batiks flower basket, flower handkerchief, batik parasols articles for daily use, there is always with a delicate or rough batiks element.It is said, Guizhou minority girls, from the age of six or seven learn batiks.Every girl has a set of new painted batiks costumes by herself, and this is their wedding dress.Will also do some cabinet and delicate batik works as gift for their lover, even as a promise.

Guizhou batik is guizhou minorities in the social and historical practice created the material wealth and spiritual wealth, has formed thousands of years of history culture tradition, and facing the impact of foreign culture.As with other national culture, guizhou batik is non-renewable cultural heritage, because many of the traditional style once variation, just can't find a way to return.we love batik works, is also love this kind of culture.

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