Rong Yamei
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Female, of the Li ethnic group, born in 1955, a native of Ledong, Hainan. A national representative bearer of the Traditional Li Textile Techniques, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Ever since childhood, when she began learning cotton spinning from her mother, Rong Yamei has consistently persisted in handmade cotton spinning, continually improving and refining her textile techniques and patterns. She has now mastered a complete set of the traditional Li spinning, dyeing, weaving, and embroidery crafts; her compositions have developed from simple figures into more complex patterns in a great variety of forms, and at the same time she has devoted constant attention to raising the overall quality of her finished work. At present, her daughter Ji Shaoqiang is systematically studying this traditional textile craft under her guidance.
Honors & Recognition
In 2006 she took part in the first Hainan Province "Huabao Cup" Li Brocade Weaving Competition and won the Special Prize, the only one awarded in the entire province.
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