Today, although these ancient Chinese dyeing techniques have survived and been inherited only in some remote minority areas, with the development of the Chinese tourist industry coupled with the changes in people’s aesthetic values, these ancient local crafts are glowing with a new vitality. The production technique has been improved and the composition has become much richer and more vivid. There is a breakthrough even in terms of the fabric itself as silk material has been introduced.
Product categories have expanded to clothing, household items and toys. The former old dye works have attracted many tourists. Now a special blue printed calico museum has been established in Nantong. As the consciousness for the protection of intangible cultural heritage is promoted, people are more aware of its value and are beginning to cherish, study and inherit these ancient crafts as part of traditional Chinese culture, savoring the mystery and charm of the Chinese national art as well as the Chinese history and culture.
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