Gao Yong, Secretary of the Party Committee of China Textile Federation: Develop Miao Embroidery Industry and Help Rural Revitalization

Gao Yong, Secretary of the Party Committee of China Textile Federation: Develop Miao Embroidery Industry and Help Rural Revitalization

At the Fifth China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference and the Colorful Guizhou Miao Embroidery Series held on December 28, Gao Yong, Party Secretary and Secretary-General of the ChinaTextile Industry Federation He delivered a speech with the theme of “Developing Miao Embroidery Industry to Help Rural Revitalization”.

Develop Miao embroidery industry to help rural revitalization

Gao Yong

Secretary and Secretary-General of the Party Committee of China Textile and Apparel Federation

December 28, 2021

Dear leaders and distinguished guests

Comrades and friends:

good morning guys!

I am very happy to gather with you all in Guiyang to attend the 5th China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference. On behalf of the China Textile and Apparel Federation, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for their guidance on this conference. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Propaganda Department of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee for their efforts in organizing the conference, and to the Guizhou Department of Industry and Information Technology. , the Department of Culture and Tourism and the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee, and would like to express our sincere gratitude to all colleagues across the country who care about the development of textile intangible cultural heritage.

The main task of the Fifth National Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference is to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech when he inspected Miao embroidery in Guizhou earlier this year, develop the Miao embroidery industry, and help rural revitalization. I think General Secretary Xi Jinping’s speech on Miao embroidery in Guizhou has three essences that we need to carefully understand and implement. First, he praised Miao embroidery as “it’s so exquisite stitch by stitch,” which is a tribute to the ingenuity of the Miao embroiderers. The full affirmation of the spirit and exquisite skills also points out the cultural essence that should be adhered to for the inheritance and development of textile intangible cultural heritage and the entire traditional craft; secondly, it is pointed out that “Miao embroidery is traditional and fashionable, both culture and industry”, and the Miao embroidery History and reality are linked, culture and industry are integrated, pointing out the way forward for the inheritance and development of Miao embroidery traditional culture and craftsmanship; third, it is clear that Miao embroidery can be used as an industry to alleviate poverty and rural revitalization, and can serve national strategies make a contribution. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech provided direction and guidance for the development of Miao embroidery industry and rural revitalization, and also injected a sense of mission and strong impetus into the development of textile intangible cultural heritage.

Miao embroidery skills were included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists in 2006. It is the root and soul of Miao culture, with a long history and glorious marks of multiple times. Although the Miao people do not have their own writing in history, the patterns and colors of Miao embroidery have mysterious totems and decorative art symbols. In-depth study can reveal the historical and cultural weight it carries. It is worth spending more time to study and study carefully. Topics to explore. The Miao people use embroidery to record and write their own history on their clothing. They rarely express concrete life scenes and focus more on expressing the spiritual world of the nation. They are called “the history books worn on the body” and carry the Miao people from generation to generation. The immortal legend of the times. To this day, Miao embroidery is still an important production method and lifestyle for the Miao compatriots. With the care and support of governments at all levels and the joint efforts of people from all walks of life who love Miao culture, Miao embroidery patterns and patterns are protected and traditional techniques are inherited. , talent team building, product design and development, production and employment development, culture and tourism integration, brand and channel expansion, Significant progress and results have been achieved in international cultural exchanges and other aspects. However, facing the new development period of industrialization, urbanization, internationalization, domestic consumption upgrading and scientific and technological progress, the shortcomings of the traditional Miao embroidery craft are becoming increasingly apparent. How to continue to develop according to its own survival laws and how to follow the laws of industrialized and market-oriented economies Bringing material and spiritual satisfaction to the inheritors, how to integrate into contemporary life to show vitality, and contribute to consolidating the results of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, these should be our key explorations and issues that need to be solved. Below, based on my experience in studying the spirit of General Secretary Xi’s speech, I will share five opinions on some issues regarding Miao embroidery and traditional textile crafts for your reference:

1. Correctly handle the relationship between the inheritance and development of Miao embroidery. This is actually a common problem faced by traditional textile crafts. Inheritance means continuation, protection, preservation and inheritance. There are two key points, people and means. At present, the problems faced by people are that they are small in number, old in age, and lack successors. They need to be solved through national sentiments, family inheritance, policy support, employment training, and profit-driven methods to retain, attract, and expand the inheritance of Miao embroidery. A team of people; protection cannot just be preserved in museums or passed down orally and skillfully by embroiderers who master Miao embroidery culture and skills. They must be good at using living inheritance that conforms to contemporary aesthetic standards and use modern digital technology for input and conversion. , restoration, so that Miao embroidery patterns and operating skills can be presented, preserved and disseminated in a three-dimensional, intuitive and dynamic form. Development means carrying forward, transforming and innovating on the basis of reasonable inheritance. Miao embroidery patternsIt focuses on developing Miao embroidery as a characteristic industry, focusing on both supply and demand, focusing on supporting rural and ethnic areas where Miao embroidery resources are relatively concentrated, and promoting the industrialization and marketization of Miao embroidery on the condition of inheriting the traditional characteristics of Miao embroidery. Stably and continuously transform Miao embroidery resources into the income and wealth of Miao villagers; second, focus on developing Miao embroidery as an ecological and green industry, and try to reflect the ecology as much as possible in terms of design creativity, raw materials, production and product performanceThe concepts of environmental protection and green development play a positive role in protecting the livable countryside and green mountains and rivers; thirdly, efforts are made to develop Miao embroidery as a cultural and tourism integrated industry, which will not only continue to enrich the Miao people The role of rural culture and folk life can be deeply integrated into the rural tourism industry system, allowing people to share and experience the happiness of each having their own beauty and sharing the beauty in the colorful and high-quality cultural and tourism space created by Miao embroidery.