Wu Jieyi
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Wu Jieyi, Female, Han, from Guangzhou, Guangdong, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Guangdong Embroidery (Ⅶ-20). The tradition is documented in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Within the regional tradition and school record of Guangdong Embroidery in Guangzhou, Guangdong: Guang embroidery circulated in Guangzhou and its former dependencies of Nanhai, Panyu and Shunde. Zhuangyuanfang within the city of Guangzhou was once crowded with embroidery shops, while in the surrounding countryside village embroiderers were most numerous in Shunde and Nanhai. After the opening of Macao as a port, Guang embroidery spread overseas through trade and embroidery workshops, forming an embroidery industry network with Guangzhou as its distribution center. The Tang-dynasty work Du Yang Za Bian by Su E already records the Nanhai maiden Lu Meiniang, "whose skill was beyond compare and who could embroider seven scrolls of the Lotus Sutra on a single foot of plain silk". Yue embroidery has a long history in Guangdong; Chao embroidery appeared in the Chaozhou area of Guangdong as early as the Tang dynasty, and by the Ming dynasty had formed its own style.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Wu Jieyi is anchored in the documented technical standards of Guangdong Embroidery in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Within the documented technical tradition of Guangdong Embroidery in Guangzhou, Guangdong: Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "The four categories of Yue embroidery": Yue embroidery has four material-based categories—silk-velvet, gold-and-silver thread, thread and bead work—with silk-velvet the oldest and most completely transmitted. "Gold-nailed raised embroidery and the Nine Dragons Screen": The Nine Dragons Screen employs all five Yue stitch methods, its gold-nailed raised work giving the dragons a vivid, sculpted relief. "Over two hundred stitches": Yue embroidery uses five methods—stitching, padding, appliqué, piecing and attaching—with over two hundred stitches such as six-corner triple-pile brocade and padded gold-over stitches. "Lu Meiniang and the Lotus Sutra": Su E's Tang dynasty miscellany records the Nanhai girl Lu Meiniang embroidering seven scrolls of the Lotus Sutra on a foot of silk, an early documentary notice of Yue embroidery.
The four categories of Yue embroidery
Yue embroidery has four material-based categories—silk-velvet, gold-and-silver thread, thread and bead work—with silk-velvet the oldest and most completely transmitted.
Gold-nailed raised embroidery and the Nine Dragons Screen
The Nine Dragons Screen employs all five Yue stitch methods, its gold-nailed raised work giving the dragons a vivid, sculpted relief.
Over two hundred stitches
Yue embroidery uses five methods—stitching, padding, appliqué, piecing and attaching—with over two hundred stitches such as six-corner triple-pile brocade and padded gold-over stitches.
Lu Meiniang and the Lotus Sutra
Su E's Tang dynasty miscellany records the Nanhai girl Lu Meiniang embroidering seven scrolls of the Lotus Sutra on a foot of silk, an early documentary notice of Yue embroidery.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Wu Jieyi was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Guangdong Embroidery, with Guangzhou, Guangdong as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Guangdong Embroidery in Guangzhou, Guangdong: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2006 (batch 1), with Guangzhou, Guangdong as its declared area, and Guangzhou Cultural Center (Guangzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding Center) as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The Tang-dynasty work Du Yang Za Bian by Su E already records the Nanhai maiden Lu Meiniang, "whose skill was beyond compare and who could embroider seven scrolls of the Lotus Sutra on a single foot of plain silk". Yue embroidery has a long history in Guangdong; Chao embroidery appeared in the Chaozhou area of Guangdong as early as the Tang dynasty, and by the Ming dynasty had formed its own style.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Shaofang | Guangzhou, Guangdong | 01-0081 | Same declared area |
| Lin Zhicheng | Chaozhou, Guangdong | 01-0082 | Other regional school |
| Kang Huifang | Chaozhou, Guangdong | 04-1771 | Other regional school |
| Sun Qingxian | Chaozhou, Guangdong | 04-1772 | Other regional school |
| Xu Chiguang | Guangzhou, Guangdong | 05-2597 | Same declared area |
| Li Shuying | Chaozhou, Guangdong | — | Other regional school |
| Huang Weixiong | Chaozhou, Guangdong | — | Other regional school |
| Wu Jieyi | Guangzhou, Guangdong | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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