Lu Xingqiong
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Lu Xingqiong, Female, Han, from Langzhong, Sichuan, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Ditan Weaving Craftsmanship (Ⅷ-110). The tradition is documented in Langzhong, Sichuan. Within the regional tradition and school record of Ditan Weaving Craftsmanship in Langzhong, Sichuan: The production area of Langzhong silk carpets began at Baoning Town and Jiangnan Town, and now extends to six townships including Qili, Shuanglong, Wencheng, and Hexi. Guo Zizhang, a Ming-dynasty scholar, wrote in his "Treatise on Sericulture" that from Zhejiang to Sichuan, Langzhong's sericulture was the most flourishing; the "Changqu Ba Annals" of the Huayang Guo Zhi records that the Ba vassal state flourished in sericulture, and the "Tang History" further records that Langzhong Commandery's tribute included lotus, ling, juan, and silk, showing that the link between the silk industry and tributary tribute has been long established. In 1924 the Lotus Brand raw silk of the Langzhong Taifeng Silk Factory won a special gold medal at the Panama Pacific International Exposition; in the early 1980s Langzhong established a light-industry textile group, silk carpets were once in short supply, the number of weavers greatly increased, and the production area expanded outward accordingly; today production is carried on by Sichuan Yinhe Carpet Co., Ltd. Historically, this technique originated in Baoning Town and Jiangnan Town of Langzhong City, which lie beside the Jialing River, and has now expanded to six townships including Qili, Shuanglong, Wencheng, and Hexi. Guo Zizhang, a Ming-dynasty scholar, wrote in his "Treatise on Sericulture": "From Zhejiang to Sichuan, Langzhong's sericulture is the most flourishing." In 1924, the "Lotus Brand" raw silk produced by the Taifeng Silk Factory of Langzhong won a special gold medal at the Panama Pacific International Exposition. In the early 1980s, Langzhong established a light-industry textile group; as a foreign-trade product, the silk carpets were in short supply, the number of carpet-weaving workers rose sharply, and the production area began to expand outward.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Lu Xingqiong is anchored in the documented technical standards of Ditan Weaving Craftsmanship in Langzhong, Sichuan. Within the documented technical tradition of Ditan Weaving Craftsmanship in Langzhong, Sichuan: The Langzhong silk carpet weaving technique is a traditional craft that uses silk as raw material to make silk carpets through complex hand-knotting and fine weaving processes. Langzhong silk carpets are divided into two major categories, floor carpets and wall hangings, in various shapes and specifications such as rectangular, square, round, and screen-strip, and come in four grades of mulberry-silk carpets of 260, 300, 350, and 400 lines. The Langzhong silk carpet weaving technique involves intricate process steps and takes an extremely long time. Using silk as raw material, it is meticulously woven through seven major process steps: designing, dyeing, weaving, shearing the pile, washing the carpet, carving the pattern, and finishing. Among these, the core craft is the high-density hand-knotting technique, with more than a thousand silk threads per meter on the carpet back, all knots and wraps of warp and weft done entirely by hand. Another special skill is relief clipping and ornamenting: the craftsman, according to the woven pattern, uses different techniques of opening, slicing, clipping, and inlaying to ornament it, giving the pattern a "relief" effect. Overall, the craft characteristics of the Langzhong silk carpet weaving technique lie in fully exploiting the properties of silk: the weave is fine, dense, and tight; the carpet is soft yet elastic; the colors are bright; the patterns are delicate; and the finished product is water-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, colorfast, and non-deforming. Langzhong's silk production has a long history; the "Changqu Ba Annals" of the Huayang Guo Zhi records that "the Ba vassal state flourished in sericulture." The "Tang History" records that "Langzhong Commandery's tribute included lotus, ling, juan, and silk." The Langzhong silk carpet weaving technique inherits the primitive weaving method of the initial stage of carpets, blends in China's traditional pictorial and plastic arts, and is praised as the "Oriental soft relief." Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "": "Archival Record of Process Steps": The Langzhong silk carpet weaving technique involves intricate process steps and takes an extremely long time.
Archival Record of Process Steps
The Langzhong silk carpet weaving technique involves intricate process steps and takes an extremely long time.
Core Technique I
The Langzhong silk carpet weaving technique is a traditional craft that uses silk as raw material to make silk carpets through complex hand-knotting and fine weaving processes.
Core Technique II
Langzhong silk carpets are divided into two major categories, floor carpets and wall hangings, in various shapes and specifications such as rectangular, square, round, and screen-strip, and come in four grades of mulberry-silk carpets of 260, 300, 350, and 400 lines.
Core Technique III
The Langzhong silk carpet weaving technique involves intricate process steps and takes an extremely long time.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Lu Xingqiong was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Ditan Weaving Craftsmanship, with Langzhong, Sichuan as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Ditan Weaving Craftsmanship in Langzhong, Sichuan: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2014 (batch 4), with Langzhong, Sichuan as its declared area, and Sichuan Yinheditan Co., Ltd. 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
Historically, this technique originated in Baoning Town and Jiangnan Town of Langzhong City, which lie beside the Jialing River, and has now expanded to six townships including Qili, Shuanglong, Wencheng, and Hexi. Guo Zizhang, a Ming-dynasty scholar, wrote in his "Treatise on Sericulture": "From Zhejiang to Sichuan, Langzhong's sericulture is the most flourishing."
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kang Yusheng | Beijing | 03-1367 | Other regional school |
| Liu Fuguo | Alashanzuoqi, Inner Mongolia | 03-1368 | Other regional school |
| Maitusong Tudi | Luopu, Xinjiang | 03-1369 | Other regional school |
| Wang Guoying | Beijing | 05-2806 | Other regional school |
| Liu Jingbo | Tianshuishiqinzhou, Gansu | 05-2807 | Other regional school |
| Li Yukun | Nantongshirugao, Jiangsu | — | Other regional school |
| Lu Xingqiong | Langzhong, Sichuan | — | This page |
| Duan Lizhen | Alashanzuoqi, Inner Mongolia | — | Other regional school |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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