Styles and Themes of Embroidery
刺绣的类型和主题
Embroidery is a kind of traditional Chinese handicraft art,which is divided into the Suzhou，Sichuan，Guangdong and Hunan schools. Suzhou embroidery is celebrated for its sophisticated stitching,vivid pictures,beautiful patterns and elegant colors. Human Embroidery emphasizes vivid patterns. Guangdong and Sichuan embroideries feature popular motifs, such as a peacock spreading its tail, a magpie on the branch of a plum tree, pines and cranes as symbols of long life,two dragons playing with a ball，and a phoenix and peony. The embroidery items have varied themes ： Some are romantic and exaggerative,others reflect the reality,or are vivid and true to life. Both are of practical and ornamental uses.
刺绣是一种中国传统的手工艺品，它分为苏州，四川，广东和湖南的学校。苏绣因其先进的拼接，生动的图片，美丽的图案和色彩淡雅而著名。人的刺绣强调形态生动。广东和四川刺绣配备流行的图案，如孔雀开屏，喜上枝头，松鹤延绵，双龙戏珠，牡丹凤凰。刺绣的项目有不同的主题：有些是浪漫和夸张的，其他反映现实，还生动逼真。两种都有其实用性和观赏性。