Keeping a precious legacy alive

"As an inheritor of yunjin, I have the mission of inheriting and popularizing China's excellent traditional culture," Dai said.

During the years interacting with yunjin brocade, he also discovered more possibilities.

"Yunjin brocade has a wide range of applications in clothing and accessories, such as cheongsam or qipao, wedding garments, and handbags," said Dai, "It also can be used for decoration. And with the revival of this culture, it will have more application scenarios."

Inheritance has always been a top priority of intangible cultural heritage, and the lack of inheritors has always been a sore point and obstacle for all cultural heritage.

"With the development of modern technology and changes in people's lifestyles, young people have less interest in traditional handicrafts, which requires a long period of learning and practicing. Therefore, they are rarely willing to be inheritors," Dai pointed out.