Natural Fuels: The Multicolored Gifts of the Earth

The beauty of textile intangible cultural heritage lies in color. In ancient dye houses, natural dyes were the protagonists. The root of the indigo is the source of blue, and its stems and leaves are soaked and fermented to extract indigo, and the dyed fabric is fresh and elegant, which is a common color of folk costumes. Madder is dyed a warm red, a dye extracted from the rhizomes of plants that adds a festive atmosphere to wedding dresses and festive decorations. There are also orange and red dyed with sucar, and light yellow dyed with acacia flowers, these colors from the mountains and rivers are not only environmentally friendly, but also contain the philosophy of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. They blend and dye on the fabric, telling the story of the earth and giving the fabric its soul and warmth. With the spring willows blowing on the embankment and the wind blowing paper kites, all kinds of flowers and trees in Sinoteco's Chongming Foundation Experimental Field have been blooming, enthusiastically waiting for people who love nature and are committed to environmental protection.