WondrousXinjiang:MaleUygurembroiderermakesfortunefromculturalheritage_GuangmingOnlineURUMQI,Feb.4(Xinhua)--AsthetraditionalChineseLunarNewYearapproaches,KaderRehmanfindshimselfincreasinglyoccupiedinhisembroideryworkshop.The50-year-oldUygurman,withateamofover30people,hasmadeagoodfortunefromUygurembroidery,anintangibleculturalheritageinChina.BornandraisedinaruralfamilyinHamiCityofnorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,KaderRehmandevelopedapassionforembroideryatanearlyageandprovedtobequitetalentedatit.Whenhewasjustsix,heindependentlymadeapaper-cuttingwork,whichwaslaterembroideredbyhismotherandsoldtocustomers.Embroidery,atraditionalChineseartformwithrichregionalcharacteristics,iscustomarilypracticedbyfemales.Astheonlymaleembroidererinthevillage,KaderRehman,forquitesometime,wasteasedbyhisfellowvillagers.Butthiswouldnotdiminishhisloveforembroidery.Instead,hespentevenmoretimeimprovinghisembroideryskills.Hishardworkhaspaidoff.TheHamiUygurembroiderywhichfeaturespatternsthatcombinevariousflowersincludinglotusandotherbeautifulelementswaslistedasanintangibleculturalheritageofChinain2008.Inthenextyear,KaderRehmanparticipatedinthefolkartexhibitionwith10embroideryworksandreceivedwiderecognition."Sincethen,moreandmorepeoplehavecometoknowme,"KaderRehmansaid,addingthathislifehassubstantiallychangedasmorepeoplecametobuyhisembroideryproducts.Thankstoatrainingprograminitiatedbythecountry,KaderRehmanbecameoneofthefirstXinjiangstudentstopolishhisembroideryskillsinGuangzhouUniversity,insouthChina'sGuangdongProvince."Iwasamazedbytheembroideryskillsinotherpartsofourhomeland,especiallythosefromJiangsuProvinceintheeastandGuizhouProvinceinsouthwestChina,"KaderRehmansaid."Theculturalessencebehindtheskillshasalsofascinatedme,"headded."Chinaisacountryrichofcultures,andwecanclearlyseethatfromembroidery."ReturningtoXinjiang,KaderRehmancombinednewskillswithtraditionalembroiderytodesignmoreinnovativeworks.Sofar,hehastrainedmorethan3,000students,andledaprofessionalteamtocompletemorethan1,000orderseveryyear.KaderRehmangotridofpovertyfromembroidery,sodidhisteammatesandvillagers."Weloveflowers.InHamiUygurembroidery,differentflowersareusuallyappliedinonepieceofwork,andalltheflowersarebloomed,"KaderRehmansaid,addingthathewouldstaycommittedtocarryingforwardtheessenceofChinesetraditionalculture.Enditem(InternGuzalnurTayiercontributedtothestory.)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.