Blue Calico Printing and Dyeing Techniques in Nantong

Nantong Blue Calico Printing and Dyeing Techniques is the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative items list of traditional skills projects. The workshops with larger impacts are Shizhuang in Rugao, Erjia and Shigang in Tongzhou, Sanyang in Haimen, Huilong in Qidong and Nantong urban areas.

Blue Calico Printing and Dyeing Techniques has continued to this day, and many daily necessities have been produced by hand spinning, hand weaving, and hand dyeing. It is not easy to be dirty, not easy to break, strong and durable, and has auspicious patterns. It has been loved by the public and has been circulating for a long time. It has become one of the most representative traditional handicrafts.

Blue Calico Printing and Dyeing Techniques has a long period spread and a profound influence, so that it has high cultural value. The Nantong Blue Calico Printing Museum has collected more than one thousand Blue Calico printed goods and pictures since Ming and Qing Dynasties. The museum also developed more than one thousand kinds of Blue Calico printings, showing the style and charm of Nantong Blue Calico Printing and Dyeing Techniques.