Batik

In the mountain villages of Guizhou, the butterfly and the bird are born from fire and wax. Batik (La-ran), or wax-resist dyeing, is one of the most magical and ancient forms of Chinese textile art....

In the mountain villages of Guizhou, the butterfly and the bird are born from fire and wax. Batik (La-ran), or wax-resist dyeing, is one of the most magical and ancient forms of Chinese textile art....

In the ancient city of Dali, the sunbursts are made by hand. Tie-Dyeing (Zha-ran), a specialty of the Bai people, is a beautiful art form that uses knots and threads to capture the energy of the light...