Hello, friends, welcome to "Culture China". In today's post, we'll introduce a kind of national intangible cultural heritage (國家級非物質文化遺產) that is called tie-dye.
As is known to all, (1)
colourful
(colour) clothes we wear these days are made by machines. But what did ancient people do (2)
when
they wanted to wear something with all kinds of beautiful colours? Tie-dye was a way to do this.
It's believed that the skill of tie-dye has a history of more than 1 000 years. The Bai people in Yunnan first began to use the skill. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, this skill became so popular that people even gave tie-dyed clothes to the emperors (3)
as
gifts.
To tie-dye, you need tools (4)
to tie
(tie) your cloth together first and put it in dye. As the cloth is folded, some parts become dark blue, while other parts have a much (5)
lighter
(light) colour. If you unfold the cloth, you (6)
will see
(see) beautiful patterns.
At a fashion show in 2019, a famous European designer made people (7)
surprised
(surprise) with tie-dyed dresses. The dresses were tie-dyed in (8)
creative
(create) ways. The designer said, "The ancient Chinese craft is like magic. You cannot imagine what the cloth is like (9)
until
the very end. It's really a wonder."
Would you like to make a tie-dyed product for (10)
yourself
(you)? For more information of tie-dyeing, welcome to click www.culturechina.com!
