Second Hunan Embroidery Culture and Art Festival to Kick off in Changsha

On the afternoon of August 15, a press conference for the Second Hunan Embroidery Culture and Art Festival was held in Changsha. The festival is scheduled to be held from Sept. 15 to 17 in Hunan Provincial Exhibition Center.

During the event, a series of activities will be launched: China's contemporary embroidered works of art are to be presented and works embroidered in 24 ways are to debut; industry experts or scholars will discuss inheritance and innovation of embroidery skills in the Chinese Embroidery Summit Forum; and a special fireworks show is to be held to fully display the charming of Liuyang fireworks. Additionally, a new marketing model will be tried out, asking collectors to participate in the event and to collect and auction works of art in order to add their values.

Translator: Wu Lirong

Source: Hunan Official Web Portal