Origin of tie-dyeing:

Tie dyeing has a long history. Originated in the Yellow River Basin. When it originated is uncertain. According to records, as early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, knotted and dye-proof twisted valerian silk was produced in large quantities. Tie-dyeing was a mature technology in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 408 AD. At that time, the twisted Valeriana products had simple small clusters, such as butterflies, wintersweet and begonia.

There are also overall patterns, such as "roe valerian" with white dots, "agate valerian" with larger dots and "deer fetus valerian" with purple spots, which are shaped like sika deer. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, tie-dyed products were widely used in the costumes of Han women. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's ancient culture. Twisting was very popular and common.

"Blue clothes" became the basic style of fashion in the Tang Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Valeriana officinalis products were very popular in the Central Plains and northern regions.

Inheritance of tie-dyeing:

Tie-dyeing shows a strong folk art style. 1000 kinds of patterns are the epitome of thousands of years of history and culture, reflecting people's customs and aesthetic tastes, and together with various scientific and technological means, forming a fascinating weaving and dyeing culture. With the continuous development of dyeing and weaving industry in Dali, Zhoucheng has become a well-known hometown of hand-weaving and dyeing.

1984 A tie-dyeing factory was built in Zhoucheng, which drove nearly 5,000 women to take part in flower-tying, and more than 80% of them were sold to Japan, Britain, the United States, Canada and other countries and regions 10, which was in short supply.

Here, women tie flowers and every household dyes them, which has become an important origin of tie-dyed fabrics. Only by seriously solving the above problems can we promote the inheritance and development of weaving and dyeing techniques. In 2006, the tie-dyeing technique was approved by the State Council and selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. The reporting areas are Dali City, Yunnan Province and Zigong City, Sichuan Province.

Carrier:

Cloth is the carrier of tie-dyeing. Without weaving, there would be no cloth, silk and brocade. Without such a carrier, there would be no painting and dyeing art on the carrier.

Judging from the existing historical data, the history of China textile can be traced back to Shang Dynasty or Western Zhou Dynasty at least. Many jade silkworms have been found in the tombs of Shang Dynasty and Western Zhou Dynasty, which shows that people paid attention to sericulture at that time. By the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, silk weaving technology had made rapid progress. Judging from the existing unearthed cultural relics and documents, there are many kinds of silk fabrics with exquisite patterns.