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As autumn arrives, the streets in Changchun city, northeast China's Jilin Province are adorned with colorful leaves, creating a picturesque autumn scenery. Changchun has implemented measures related to autumn leaves every year, and this year is no exception. The city has created five leaf-filled roads, offering residents and tourists the opportunity to experience the beauty of autumn leaves up close and discover the city's unique colorful ambience. Photo shows the autumn view of a street in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (People' Daily Online/Li Chengwei) In 2020, a regulation was implemented in Changchun preserving fallen leaves in designated areas of the city during autumn and winter. This initiative aims to showcase the seasonal landscape of the city. Photo shows the autumn view of a street in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (People' Daily Online/Li Chengwei) Allowing fallen leaves to remain on the ground has become a tradition in the city, adding a sense of ritual to the lives of local residents during this season. Photo shows fallen leaves on a street in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (People' Daily Online/Li Siyue) "We visit Chuncheng Street every October to admire the fallen leaves, capture the picturesque scenery through photographs, take a…

Basic Introduction to Cantonese EmbroideryCantonese embroidery, one of the four famous embroidery styles in China, historically referred to embroidery products from Guangzhou, Foshan, Nanhai, Panyu, Shunde, and other areas—specifically, embroidery crafts from the Guangfu region. This includes embroidered paintings, theatrical costumes, beaded embroidery, and more. Product CharacteristicsCantonese embroidery works share a common feature: they are striking from afar and exquisitely detailed up close. In the early Qing Dynasty, British merchants brought clothing designs to Guangzhou workshops for embroidery. As these designs were in the Western oil painting style, embroiderers increased the variety of threads and improved their techniques to make the embroidery lifelike, enhancing the expressiveness of the embroidery and improving the skills of Cantonese embroidery. Techniques included twisting peacock feathers into thread and wrapping horsehair around yarn to create outlines. When British merchants brought designs to Guangzhou for embroidery, Cantonese embroidery absorbed the artistic style of Western oil painting, using perspective and principles of light reflection to enrich the design palette and expressiveness of the embroidery. These embroidered items were widely used in interior decoration and daily clothing. The mid-Qing Dynasty was the heyday of Cantonese embroidery exports; large embroidered paintings were taxed at 1.2 taels of silver, indicating…