REINFORCING THE RESULTS

Shi Liping is famous for her clever hands. From her mother and grandmother, the 55-year-old inherited the skills of Miao embroidery, the traditional art of the Miao ethnic community known for its rich colors and delicate designs, and listed as an intangible national heritage.

To promote the art, in 2008 she established a company in her hometown in Songtao Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province in southwest China. The province used to have the biggest population of poor people. She hired locals, mostly laid-off workers, farmers and women who were left behind as their family members went to work in the cities, and today, the embroidered products they make, such as bags, accessories and beddings, are sold both at home and abroad.

During last year’s COVID-19