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Embroidery（刺绣） is an important art form in Chinese culture. One of he most famous embroidery styles is Shu embroidery. It is known for itsneedlework（针线）and beautiful colors.
Meng Dezhito making Shu embroidery for 40 years. The 59-year-old woman is a national—level inheritor（传承人） of the art form. She used to work at the Chengdu Shu Embroidery Factory. But in 2005, the factory wentand Meng lost her job.
To save the art, Meng decided to rent her own place and teach Shu embroidery to othersIt's not an easy job. Workers needeach silk thread（线） into more than 10 or even 30 pieces. Each piece is thinner than a single human hair. In 2016, Baidu invited Meng to make a homepage logo for Qixi Festival. It was a small logothe use of 45 types of sewing（缝纫） methods and
35. 000 stitches（针法）.
The work is hard and the pay is low. Not many people want to learn this sill. But Meng is trying to save it by teaching in different universities and. She believes that Shu embroidery stands for thousands of years of Sichuan culture and should.
"I feel that I have theto pass on Shu embroidery skills to young people. to let it run from generation to generation. " she said.
Embroidery takes time and patience. Now there are very few young embroiderers, so the skill may（10）die out in a short time. To protect the skill, Shu embroidery was added to China's intangible cultural heritage list（非物质文化遗产名录） in 2006.
