Chinese embroidery, also known as silk embroidery or needle embroidery, is one of the excellent traditional ethnic crafts in China. China is the country where silk was first discovered and used in the world. People began raising silkworms and spinning silk four to five thousand years ago

Embroidery, also known as "needle embroidery", commonly referred to as "embroidery". Using embroidery needles to draw colored threads (silk, velvet, thread), and according to the designed pattern, embroidering and transporting needles on fabrics (silk, cloth) to form patterns or characters, is one of China's excellent traditional ethnic crafts. In ancient times, it was called "qi" or "needle qi". Later, due to the fact that embroidery was mostly done by women, it was also known as "Women's Red". According to the Book of Documents, more than 4000 years ago, the Zhangfu system stipulated that 'clothing should be painted while clothing should be embroidered'. During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a record of 'embroidery and embroidery joint duties'. The embroidery unearthed from Hubei and Hunan during the Warring States and Han dynasties is of high quality. During the Tang and Song dynasties, embroidery had even and fine needles, rich colors, and was widely used for calligraphy, painting, and decorative items. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the scale of imperial embroidery was very large, and folk embroidery also further developed. Su embroidery, Yue embroidery, Xiang embroidery, and Shu embroidery were produced successively, known as the "Four Famous Embroidery". In addition, there are Gu embroidery, Jing embroidery, Ou embroidery, Lu embroidery, Min embroidery, Bian embroidery, Han embroidery, Miao embroidery, etc., all of which have their own styles and have been passed down for a long time. There are dozens of needlework techniques in embroidery, including neat needlework, nested needlework, needlework, long and short needlework, needlework, flat gold, and sandwork, each with its own unique characteristics.