Yunjin is one of the three famous contemporary brocade in China. Where does it come from?

Brief introduction of Nanjing Yunjin:

Nanjing Yunjin is a traditional jacquard silk handicraft with a history of 1600 years. Nanjing Yunjin has as many as 18 colors. The main flower is introduced layer by layer with "colorful halo", which is rich and elegant, solid in texture, rich and beautiful in patterns, rich in colors and magnificent, just like colorful clouds in the sky, so it is called "Yunjin".

Nanjing Yunjin culture is rich in scientific and technological connotation, and is praised by experts as "the treasure of the East" and "the best in China". It is one of the most precious historical and cultural heritages in China and even the world. Nanjing Yunjin, together with Chengdu Jin Shu, Suzhou Jin Song and Guangxi Zhuang Brocade, is called "Four Famous Brocade in China". It is also called "two famous brocade" with Suzhou silk reeling.

Nanjing brocade evolved from colorful brocade in Song Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolians decorated official uniforms with real gold. In addition, with the expansion of national strength and the increase of gold mining, brocade, which is characterized by silver weaving gold, stands out and later becomes the most precious silk weaving variety with the highest technological level.

Nanjing Yunjin was a royal tribute from the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Sometimes it is used as a gift from the imperial court to foreign monarchs and envoys as well as ministers and heroes.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Nanjing brocade technology became more and more mature, forming the local characteristics of silk jacquard brocade. In its heyday, it had more than 30,000 looms and nearly 300,000 people engaged in brocade, which was the largest handicraft industry in Nanjing at that time.