Embroidery, Gender and Self-representation of the ‘Xiuniang’: A Case Study in Zhenhu

Renfei Zhao; Zihan Ding; Danning Xia; Yuanyi Ji

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Embroidery, Gender and Self-representation of the ‘Xiuniang’: A Case Study in Zhenhu

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Renfei Zhao¹^{, *}, Zihan Ding¹, Danning Xia¹, Yuanyi Ji¹

¹Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: hsrzha33@liverpool.ac.uk

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Renfei Zhao

Available Online 3 April 2025.

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Keywords: Suzhou embroidery; women embroiderer; Chinese traditional culture; intangible cultural heritage; gender
Abstract: Su embroidery, known as Suxiu, is the general name for embroidery products in Suzhou. It is a traditional folk art in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. It is one of the four famous embroideries and one of the national intangible cultural heritages. This research focuses on embroidery in Zhenhu, Suzhou, exploring how Zhenhu embroidery women express their gender identity, and identities through Suzhou embroidery, as well as the way of Suzhou embroidery inheritance. Participatory observation and semi-structured interviews were the main methods of data collection, supplemented by comprehensive data collection instruments such as documentary analysis methods. There are three main findings: the femineity re-domestication of embroidery by Xiuniang, self-worth achievement by embroidery, the opportunities and challenges of Suzhou embroidery inheritance from inheritors, innovation, and market aspects.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2024 3rd International Conference on Educational Science and Social Culture (ESSC 2024)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 3 April 2025
ISBN: 978-2-38476-384-9
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-384-9_65 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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