The embroidery craftsmanship of the Yi people in Liangshan is unique, with strong national and regional characteristics, especially the embroidery craftsmanship of the Yi women in Ganluo County, which is influential among the Yi people in Liangshan for its unique craftsmanship, exquisite embroidery, superb skills and rich patterns. [Era of Origin] On the one hand, the embroidery craftsmanship of the Yi people in Liangshan has changed with the change of clothing fabrics, and also with the advancement of technology; with the continuous change of society, the aesthetics of people in different eras are quite different. Therefore, there is no document record of when the Yi embroidery originated, and it is impossible to verify. [Distribution Area] The Puchang, Jimi and Sijue areas in the southeast of Ganluo County are areas where the traditional Yi embroidery skills are well preserved. Ganluo County is located in the southern part of Sichuan Province, the northern part of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and the northern edge of the Hengduan Mountains where the Sichuan Basin transitions to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is all mountainous, with high ridges and deep valleys. It covers an area of 2,155.94 square kilometers and is inhabited by 14 ethnic groups including Yi, Han and Tibetan, with a total of 187,550 people. Ganluo County is adjacent to Hanyuan County and Shimian County of Ya'an City, Jinkouhe District of Leshan City, Yuexi County and Meigu County of Liangshan Prefecture. The county was established in 1956, with Xinshiba Town as the county seat. It has a developed mining economy and is the largest mineral product trading market in the southwest. It is known as the "Southwest Lead and Zinc Capital". It is rich in hydropower resources. The national large-scale power station, Pubugou Power Station, has been completed and is generating electricity. The ethnic cultures are diverse and integrated. It is a national advanced ethnic sports county and a national advanced sports county. The Chengdu-Kunming Railway runs through the entire territory, with convenient transportation. It is a four-hour drive from the state capital Xichang and the provincial capital Chengdu. Ganluo has a long history and has been an important corridor for the migration of ethnic groups in the southwest since ancient times. Haitang Town in the county is an important post station on the ancient Southern Silk Road. Here is the endangered traditional culture of the Ersu Tibetans, which has attracted worldwide attention and has been included in the UNESCO Endangered Culture List. Here is the national geological park "Dadu River Grand Canyon". Here is the Ma'anshan Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province. Here are the sacred mountains "Jiripo" and the ghost mountain "Debu Laomu" of the Yi people in China. Here you can find the Yi "Gan Gan Wine", Yi "Moerqiu", and Tibetan "Archery Festival" on the provincial intangible cultural heritage list. Here you can find the state-level cultural relic protection unit "Haitang Ancient Town and Qingxi Gorge Section". [Basic Content] Ganluo Yi embroidery belongs to the "Yinuo" dialect embroidery, which includes clothes, shoes, head wraps, waistcoats, vests, wallets, pillows, shoulder bags and various accessories. There are many embroidery patterns, which can be roughly divided into: one is abstract or concrete images of animals, plants, landscapes, and celestial phenomena; the second is auspicious and fertile patterns; the third is a more abstract pattern composed of geometric figures, including squares, triangles, semi-circular shapes, circular shapes, arcs, etc. Abstract or concrete patterns, such as: cockscomb patterns, sheep horn patterns, leaf patterns, wave patterns, tooth patterns, etc.; auspicious patterns, such as: sun and moon embroidery, word patterns, deformed animal patterns, etc. The craftsmanship of Ganluo Yi embroidery is mainly reflected in clothing. Such as: men's neck, back, lapels, sleeves (in Haitang and Jimi areas, embroidery hems, trouser legs, and trouser legs are also available); women's headscarves, collars, necks, lapels, sleeves, hems, hanging bags, and children's shoes and hats. The main embroidery techniques are: 1. Pick-up: according to the warp and weft of the fabric, use oblique needles and cross needles to pick up patterns; 2. Applique: cut the colored cloth into long strips as needed, attach the lock edge, and use another colored cloth to cut into continuous lace patterns, attach them to the surface of the clothes, and then pick up the lock edge; 3. Lock-up: also called "lock-edge embroidery", generally used for cuffs, trouser legs, especially the edges of women's headscarves, which are picked into dog teeth or other shapes with locks; 4. Coiling: select colored fabrics, cut them into thin strips, sew them into wick-shaped "petals" (called "Jire" in Yi language), and coil the patterns at the embroidered places, and fix them with needles, which has a strong three-dimensional sense. Puchang, Jimi and Sijue areas in the southeast of Ganluo County are areas where traditional Yi embroidery techniques are relatively well preserved. The embroidery patterns are mainly based on the living environment. The colors of blue sky, white clouds, flowers, butterflies and flying birds are all integrated into Yi embroidery. The Yi women's tops here are mainly blue, green and orange; the Yi men's tops are mainly blue and black. Generally, there are two circles of gorgeous embroidered patterns near the collar of Yi women's tops, while men's tops are embroidered with plain patterns; the cuffs of men's and women's clothing are particularly exquisite, almost the entire wrist section is embroidered, and each color band is composed of complex and exaggerated patterns, including waves, grass leaves, petals, and curved and regular lines; the colors of women's cuffs are richer, not only green, white, yellow, black, but also red and orange, which are more gorgeous than men's clothing; the corners of the clothes are also more exquisite than men's clothing, and there are embroidered lace at the corners. Men and women also wear different headdresses. The top of a man's hero headband is made up of pink, light green, golden and bright red bands, with colorful long whiskers for decoration. Women's headscarves are more particular about embroidery, and they are divided by age, and within age, by personality. There are different requirements for different ages. Girls' embroidery should be more colorful, middle-aged people's embroidery should be simpler, and the elderly's embroidery should be more mature. Outgoing girls often choose threads with warm colors, which make the embroidery look lively and cheerful; introverted girls choose colored threads with some blue and green, which make the embroidery look stable and youthful. Second, the unique Wushi Bridge Township is a place where Yi and Han cultures blend. In the design of Yi embroidery clothing, the headscarf is wrapped with black cloth, and the last exposed part of the cloth belt is embroidered with four pure color bands spaced apart by red, white and green threads. The outermost layer of color bands is composed of these three colors and are matched into different pure color blocks, making the whole embroidery color coordination and beautiful. The clothes are made of large pieces of bright red flowers, light-colored floral cloth, and yellow cloth matched on brighter blue cloth. The sewing style has the style of Mongolian clothing. The whole long gown has four openings from the waist down, and the two long pieces in the front are tied at the waist; the collar is embroidered with three red, yellow and white color bands, and the whole dress gives people a sense of simplicity and brightness. The black trouser legs are wide, and more than 10 different red color bands are embroidered above the calf. The color bands are coordinated with green and white, and there are different color blocks to form the trouser legs. The whole set of clothes is simple and bright with the embellishment of embroidery. There are only six women in Wushi Daqiao Township who can sew and embroider this kind of clothing, and there are slightly more people who can embroider. Generally, adult women wear this kind of embroidered clothing to participate in activities during grand festivals to add to the festive atmosphere. [Basic characteristics] Ganluo Yi people Yi embroidery is Yinuo style embroidery, and its main craftsmanship features are reflected in Yi clothing, such as: men's neck, back, lapels, sleeves (in Haitang and Jimi areas, there are also embroidered hems, trouser legs, and trouser legs); women's headscarves, collars, necks, lapels, sleeves, hems, hanging bags, and children's shoes and hats. Ganluo Yi embroidery has many patterns, which can be roughly divided into three categories: one is concrete animals, plants, mountains and rivers, and celestial phenomena; the second is auspicious and fertile; the third is abstract, with geometric patterns, including squares, triangles, semi-circular shapes, circular shapes, arcs, etc. The concrete ones are directly taken from real objects, such as chicken pattern, sheep horn pattern, leaf pattern, wave pattern, tooth pattern, etc.; the ones with connotations include deformed sun and moon embroidery, character pattern, and deformed monsters that symbolize auspiciousness. It reflects the ardent desire of the Ganluo Yi people to admire nature, yearn for harmony and freedom, and look forward to a better life. [Basic Value] The decorative methods of Yi embroidery are unique, the decorative patterns are exquisite, the colors are bright, and the connotations are profound. Yi embroidery is a materialized spiritual product, a picture scroll that glimpses history and life, and an important part of the national spiritual culture. It has high practical value, ornamental value and collection value. Ganluo Yi embroidery is colorful and unique. It is a representative of Yinuo Yi embroidery and a colorful wonder in the garden of Yi folk traditional handicrafts.