"Judge a man by the land he farms on, and the girl by the embroidery she makes," a local saying circulates among the Huayao Dai ethnic people in Xinping County, where most girls-at the age of six or seven-begin to learn how to stitch.
For Huayao Dai ladies, embroidering has become a way to pursue beauty, a way to perfect themselves and also a way to express what they most likely think romantic.
Dai ethnic communities of Gasa Town are such places where you can see young girls getting together here and there, devoting themselves to the years-old hereditary craft.
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