Miao embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage from the Miao people. [Photo/hnswht.gov.cn]

Many women in Shilan, a small town in Hunan province, are becoming embroiderers with support from the local government.

Miao embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage from the Miao people. [Photo/hnswht.gov.cn]

They will become inheritors of Miao embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage from the Miao people.

Miao embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage from the Miao people. [Photo/hnswht.gov.cn]

During the 2018 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, the heritage was brought to the "Splendid China: China Intangible Cultural Heritage Fashion Show" by designer Wang Xiaolin, held at Prince Kung's Mansion in Beijing in June.

Miao embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage from the Miao people. [Photo/hnswht.gov.cn]

Over the past two years, Wang and her team looked for and collected Miao embroidered pieces in Hunan, digging out many traditional embroidery crafts that were nearly lost.

Miao embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage from the Miao people. [Photo/hnswht.gov.cn]