The Tujia minority people live in the mountainous areas in Western Hunan province and their brocade is known as a “Golden Flower”.The brocade is of a simple, graceful and magnificent style.Manykinds of materials can be made into this exquisitely woven brocade.Its unique appeal lies in its local characteristics. Today, decorativefabric design and the art of commercial weaving may find many thisngs valuable to learn from it.The Tujia minority people’s brocade, known as the“Silancarp”,themost famous folk art form in Western Hunan Province, which enjoysbeauty, simplity, strength,soberness and magnificence,is considerab(?)ly attractive in the flower-garden of Chinese folk arts. Women ofTujia nationality have created it and passed it down from generationto generation. They make it for their own use. As a special art thatserves the needs of its creatots, Silancarp has never been limited byartistic decorum,but has inspired the free expression of its creator’swisdom. In the chronic river of historical evolu The Tujia minority people live in the mountainous areas in Western Hunan province and their brocade is known as a “Golden Flower.” The brocade is of a simple, graceful and magnificent style. Manyarchinds of materials can be made into this exquisitely woven brocade.Its unique appeal lies in its local characteristics. Today, decorativefabric design and the art of commercial weaving may find many thisngs valuable to learn from it.The Tujia minority people’s brocade, known as the “Silancarp”, themost famous folk art form in Western Hunan Province , which enjoysbeauty, simplity, strength, soberness and magnificence, is considerab (?) ly attractive in the flower-garden of Chinese folk arts. Women ofTujia nationality have created it and passed it down from generationto generation. They make it for their own use . As a special art thatserves the needs of its creatots, Silancarp has never been limited byartistic decorum, but has inspired the free expression of its creator’s wisdom. In the chronic river of historical evolu