【集思晨读 Lewis Day 116 中国文化特辑 】
044 Wax Printing (Batik)
Good morning, everyone! It's Thurs., 2nd April. I am Lewis saying hello to you all from Yangzhou.
大家周四早上好，今天是四月二号! 我是Lewis，在扬州给大家晨读！
今天的中国文化特辑跟大家聊 蜡染 Wax Printing
1. Batik, Laran, is a traditional painting and textile dyeing technique with a history of more than 2,000 years.
2. Beeswax and indigo are two widely used dyes.
3. A steel knife is used to draw patterns on the cloth.
4. A piece of laran is accomplished after spreading wax, painting, dyeing and washing the cloth.
5. The most interesting part is that various grains form along the cracks of the cloth after cooling.
6. Different grains come from the same pattern.
7. Flowers, birds, fish, insects and geometrical patterns on the cloth look mysterious and unsophisticated.
