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Young writer Xue Yuanyuan's latest novel, A Hunan embroidery Woman, extols traditional culture and conveys the decline of embroidery (pictured) in Hunan province through the sad story of embroider Hongyue.
The woman learned embroidery as a child and devoted herself to the refinement of the folk art. Her husband was wrongly imprisoned, and she has waited her whole life for his return.
While successfully portraying the characters, Xue also interweaves into the plotline the special techniques and artistic features of Hunan embroidery, which once played an important role in China's gift exchanges with foreign countries.
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