THE TRIP TO THE NANJING BROCADE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

I went to the Nanjing Brocade Research Institute on Feb. 5th with a foreign family which was travelling to China at that time. They family was very interested in the Cloud Brocades and asked me that where they could buy some of the Cloud Brocades. I suggested them to go to this museum and joined their trip to the museum as well.
The Nanjing Brocade Research Institute was a museum where people could see many beautiful Cloud Brocades. The museum was located on East Cha Ting Road. There were four floors in the institute. The first floor displayed the production technology for Brocade The second floor displayed beautiful silk fabrics duplications of ancient dynasties and different Brocade patterns, including both loyal and folk clothes, their dynasties span from Warring States to Ming, Qing Dynasties and to modern times. The third floor exhibited Chinese minorities’ various looms, fabrics articles, nationality trappings, etc. The fourth floor displayed Brocade garments and minority trappings.
I like the artwork “On the Beach” very much. I showed the picture on the blog too. This was a very beautiful Cloud Brocade, and it took 1 year to make. On the Cloud Brocade, there was a woman holding a green bottle, and it seemed that she was finding something around. I like this artwork very much because it gave me a sense of relaxes and peace.
I like to go to this museum very much. Although I have been there before, I feel very excited. I think this museum represents a culture of Nanjing. As a person who lived in Nanjing for a long time, I believe it is my responsibility to learn the culture about China. Also, I think I will develop myself during the process of leaning the culture.