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Embroidering the Spring Breeze

Rating 2.8
Word count
115K words
Chapters
23
ISBN
9787545160215

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Summary

Embroidering the Spring Breeze is a literary work on the theme of poverty alleviation. Taking the rural poverty-alleviation path of the intangible cultural heritage craft "Shengjing Manchu embroidery qipao" as its warp and the grassroots practice of resident "first secretaries" and the broad masses of farmers as its weft, the book interweaves the two to faithfully record the changes of the times in today's countryside. Through a small entry point and with broad feeling, it reflects the difficulty, depth, and achievements of poverty alleviation, embroidering on the land of Liaoning a field scroll of "spring breeze rising, all things growing."

Editor's review

Centering on the rural poverty-alleviation practice of Shengjing Manchu embroidery cheongsam, an intangible cultural heritage craft, Embroidering the Spring Wind weaves the grassroots efforts of resident first secretaries and farming communities into a narrative of poverty alleviation, carrying both literary expression and the weight of documentary record. Its strength lies in refusing to reduce poverty alleviation to empty slogans; instead, through how a craft enters villages, sustains livelihoods, and transforms people's spirits, it presents the subtle change of "spring wind rising, all things growing." Readers can see concrete paths for combining intangible heritage transmission with rural development, and feel the difficulty and warmth of grassroots work. Suitable for readers concerned with rural revitalization, heritage protection, and social reality, and also as a literary reader for understanding poverty-alleviation practice in Liaoning, offering a more concrete sense of rural change between reportage and lyricism.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Literary readers interested in poverty alleviation and rural revitalization
  • Those interested in intangible cultural heritage crafts and the contemporary transmission of traditional handicrafts
  • Grassroots workers, resident village officials, and students in related fields for reference reading
  • General readers who enjoy documentary style and wish to understand rural change in Liaoning

Not a good fit for

  • Genre-fiction readers who prefer strong plot and fast pacing
  • Researchers seeking systematic poverty-alleviation policy theory or data analysis
  • Readers with no interest in rural themes or intangible cultural heritage

Reading tips

  1. Learn some basic background on Shengjing Manchu embroidery cheongsam before starting the main text to better understand how the craft connects with poverty alleviation
  2. Follow the two threads of the first secretary and the villagers chapter by chapter to appreciate the concrete process of grassroots practice
  3. After finishing, do further reading alongside local reports on heritage protection or rural revitalization
  4. Best read slowly; note details in personal stories that move you for later discussion

About the publisher

Liaohai Publishing House China · Founded in 1996

Liaohai Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for textbooks and the collation of ancient works. Its publishing scope covers state-approved textbooks, local curriculum materials, supplementary educational books, and national and local ancient-text compilation projects, while also extending into humanities fields such as Eastern philosophy. Its catalog contains about 4,694 titles, with representative works including the multi-volume Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), and its author resources include classic writers and works such as Sima Qian and Confucius. Grounded in educational publishing and the transmission of traditional culture, the press maintains sustained investment in ancient-text collation, forming a publishing profile that balances textbooks and scholarship. Due to limited public information, its more specific publishing directions and features require further supplementation.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 引子
  3. 一、传承百年的满绣绣娘
  4. 二、满绣坊来了位扶贫书记
  5. 三、从12岁开始一个人的旅程
  6. 四、旗袍来处
  7. 五、缘起故宫东朝房
  8. 六、同一个梦想
  9. 七、山沟里走出满绣传承的女先生
  10. 八、最好的传承是新生
  11. 九、写在大地的诗行
  12. 十、我心幽兰香
  13. 十一、白鹤停处有人家
  14. 十二、行走在两个平行的世界里
  15. 十三、远山的呼唤
  16. 十四、喇嘛花村里的年轻人
  17. 十五、关于初心的拷问
  18. 十六、珍珠湖畔
  19. 十七、“金葫芦村”传奇
  20. 十八、科技力量,让致富的根扎得更深
  21. 十九、画里的乡村和乡村里的画
  22. 二十、在第一朵花盛开的地方
  23. 后记

FAQ

Is this book a novel or documentary literature?
According to the materials, Embroidering the Spring Wind is a literary work reflecting the theme of poverty alleviation, structured around the rural poverty-alleviation path of an intangible heritage craft and the grassroots practice of resident first secretaries and farming communities, with documentary qualities. It is best read as a literary record of reality rather than a policy document or purely fictional novel.
Will unfamiliarity with Shengjing Manchu embroidery affect my reading?
It will not pose a fundamental obstacle. The book uses the poverty-alleviation practice of Manchu embroidery cheongsam as its thread, and readers can gradually learn about the craft as they read. Looking up basic information on Shengjing Manchu embroidery in advance will make it easier to understand the relationship between craft transmission and rural livelihoods, but it is not necessary.
Is it suitable as a shared reading for organizations or schools?
Fairly suitable. The book's themes involve poverty alleviation, intangible heritage transmission, and grassroots practice, and its length and subject matter lend themselves to organized discussion. Shared reading can focus on topics such as "how crafts drive rural development" and "how grassroots work is implemented," but readers' interests should be considered, and it should not be assigned to groups with no interest in rural themes.

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About the author

佟丽霞 Author

Tong Lixia is a Chinese author about whom limited public information is available; her writing is mainly associated with the fields of miscellaneous prose and documentary literature. Three of her works are held in the collection: Zhu Yong's Literary Notes, Spring Mountains in View, and Embroidering the Spring Breeze. Judging from the titles and categories, her writing may center on literary reading and commentary, or take nature and everyday life as its themes, recording observations and impressions in an essayistic style that combines documentary and lyrical tendencies. Because her dates of birth and death, place of origin, education, and professional background are not clearly recorded, a full picture of her work is difficult to sketch, yet these three works still show her sustained attention to language and everyday experience. Readers wishing to understand her style may begin with these three works, noting the literary-note-style commentary and essayistic narrative, and appreciating her way of expressing herself between documentary writing and prose.