中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第124期:中國印染的意義
The Meaning of Printing and Dyeing in China
中國印染的意義Printing and dyeing here refer to traditional folk handicraft of printing patterns on or dyeing various fabrics. In actual useweaverthe termprinting and dyeing may mean the folk technology of printing or the dyeing of fibrous fabrics in the broad sense,whereas in the narrow sense means a specific painting and dyeing approach, namely, a method of printing colored patterns on cloth by applying wax on the part that is not to be colored with hard paper printing plate. In China,folk printing and dyeing have a long history with diversified approaches and techniques. Having both practical and aesthetic value,printing and dyeing vividly reflect the simple,unaffected but profound cultural and artiste Skills.
印染在這裏指的是在傳統民間手工藝或各種染色織物上印刷圖案。在實際使用中織工術語印染在廣義上的可能意味着印刷或纖維織物的民間工藝，而在狹義指特定繪畫和染色的方法，即，印刷彩色圖案的方法，通過在布上未將與硬紙印版着色的部分施加蠟。在中國，民間印染在方法和技術上有着悠久的歷史與多元化。印染兼具實用和審美價值，生動地反映了樸實，不受影響，但是有着深厚的文化及藝人技能。
