Part 2: Embroidered Identities with Mei-yin Lee (李美賢) (in Cantonese)

With needles and threads, the women of the Chinese ethnic minorities create embroideries that not only demonstrate their ingenious skills, but also reflect their history, culture, and wisdom towards life. In this second talk, collector Mei-yin Lee will decode the stories hidden behind the colourful patterns that are unique to their heritage and tradition.

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少數民族婦女的高超刺繡技術，一針一線交織成一幅幅豐富多姿的圖畫，這些圖畫，不但表現了精湛的工藝，還紀錄了她們民族的歷史與文化，及反映了他們生活的智慧；這次講座，李美賢女士將會繼續帶領大家進一步認識各民族及理解她們這些傑作的內涵。

Speaker

Collector Mei-yin Lee (李美賢) is a Special Research Fellow of the Dunhuang Academy and an advisor to the HK Institute for the Promotion of Chinese Culture. She has conducted in-depth research on Chinese ethnic culture, Buddhist art and Chinese embroidery for many years.