Yao Huifen, Inheritor of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage—the Craftsmanship of Suzhou Embroidery Making
Yao Huifen, female, was born in November 1967 and is of Han ethnicity. She is a representative inheritor of Suzhou embroidery, which is among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage items. Yao Huifen is a Suzhou embroidery artist, a national-level representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage item (Suzhou embroidery), a senior industrial arts and crafts artist at the research fellow level, an expert enjoying special government allowances from the State Council, one of the first batch of Chinese embroidery art masters, a Chinese master of industrial arts and crafts, a renowned craftsman in Jiangsu Province, and an advanced individual in the protection of Chinese intangible cultural heritage. Having been engaged in the art for nearly 25 years, she is a national senior industrial arts and crafts artist and has won honorary titles such as "Famous Industrial […]
