Passing down cultural heritage through fingertip artistry

On July 21, 2024, Zhang Meijuan, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project of Suzhou embroidery (Nantong imitation embroidery), is teaching her granddaughter Sun Tianjiao the techniques for creating the Shen embroidery piece "Portrait of a Lady with a Hairpin." (Photo by Shi Jiamin/Guangming Picture)

On July 21, 2024, Zhang Meijuan, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project of Suzhou embroidery (Nantong imitation embroidery), is teaching her granddaughter Sun Tianjiao the techniques for creating the Shen embroidery piece "Portrait of a Lady with a Hairpin." (Photo by Shi Jiamin/Guangming Picture)

On July 21, 2024, Zhang Meijuan, a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project of Suzhou embroidery (Nantong imitation embroidery), is teaching her granddaughter Sun Tianjiao the techniques for creating the Shen embroidery piece "Portrait of a Lady with a Hairpin." (Photo by Shi Jiamin/Guangming Picture)