Xiuyan Manchu folk embroidery refers to the embroidery art that is popular among the Manchu people in Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning Province. It is the product of learning Han embroidery. It is mainly made of satin fabrics, yarn, and coarse cloth, such as embroidered clothes, embroidered jackets, and embroidered shoes. There are many embroidery methods, including tying embroidery, satin embroidery, cutting embroidery, mending embroidery, wrapping embroidery, and weaving embroidery. It has a high artistic level and shows the ancient folk customs of the ancestors of the Manchu and Han people and the wisdom of the women of the Eight Banners. In 2008, it was included in the second batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list. There are more than ten ethnic groups distributed in Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County, including Manchu, Han, Hui, Xian, Mongolian, and Xibe, among which the Manchu population accounts for more than 80% of the total population. Xiuyan Manchu folk culture has a profound accumulation, a wide range of traditional folk handicrafts, and a long history of learning advanced Han culture. Manchu folk embroidery is one of them. "In spring, willow branches grow, and the young girl embroiders mandarin ducks in front of the window." In ancient times, regardless of whether their families were rich or poor, girls from the Manchu ethnic group in Xiuyan would start drawing patterns and embroidering pillow tops, sleeves, uppers and other wedding supplies from the age of thirteen or fourteen. The more and better-looking the pillow tops of a girl were embroidered, the more skillful and skilled she was. In the Qing Dynasty, embroidery was deeply loved by people and became the most distinctive folk art of the Manchu ethnic group and has lasted for a long time. Most Manchu women are versatile in farming and weaving, especially the Manchu women in Xiuyan. If they cannot embroider or tie embroidery before marriage, it is difficult for them to get married. Most banner families must let their girls learn this craft before marriage and prepare dowries. Manchu folk embroidery is very practical and can be seen everywhere in daily necessities and clothing. Among them, pillow top embroidery is the most wonderful. The pillow top with many patterns, which represents good luck and auspiciousness, is the best gift for mother-in-law, sister-in-law and sister-in-law after marriage. Xiuyan Manchu folk embroidery is mainly made of satin fabrics, yarn and coarse cloth, such as embroidered clothes, embroidered jackets, embroidered shoes, etc. In addition, purses, cigarette pockets, tablecloths, waist covers, pillow tops and other items in the daily life of the people are also embroidered with some exquisite patterns. Therefore, the unique style of Xiuyan Manchu folk embroidery is formed. There are many embroidery methods of Xiuyan Manchu folk embroidery, including tying embroidery, satin embroidery, cutting embroidery, mending embroidery, wrapping embroidery, and weaving embroidery. Most of the themes of Xiuyan Manchu folk embroidery are deeply marked by the times, or they are emotional, or they express their aspirations through objects; the techniques are eclectic, or they are rough and bold or delicate and simple; the needlework is smooth, the needlework is like a dragon and snake, the set needle, the grab needle, the random needle, and the long needle each show their abilities, and the lock needle, the flower needle, the tying needle, and the needle are combined, which has certain local characteristics. The Manchu folk embroidery in the Xiuyan area absorbs the strengths of several famous embroidery in the Central Plains, including Su embroidery, Shu embroidery, Ting embroidery, and Guang embroidery. It is mainly made of yarn or satin fabrics, followed by home-woven cloth, blue and white cloth. There are many embroidery themes, some echoing and counterpointing to ensure the completeness of the idea, some embroidering a blue dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right, or using the cutting embroidery method to make the left and right sides exactly the same. The modeling and composition are very particular, continuing the traditional Chinese folk composition rules of "peeling off the skin layer by layer, alternating between sparse and dense, sparse enough to run a horse, dense enough to be airtight", with a high artistic level, showing the simple folk customs of the Manchu ancestors and the wisdom of the women of the Eight Banners. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)