Wenzhou Safflower Dyeing Research

Safflower in the Western Han Dynasty Zhang Qian after passing through China,Ming and Qing Dynasties in Wenzhou,get a lot of planting and stained with.Wenzhou Zun Zhang Qian as "John Doe public order",a saffron flower God,the house of worship built Granny.Safflower in Wenzhou has 400 years of history,after its inception in 1877,Wenzhou,synthetic dyes popular decline.However,Zhang is still popular in Wenzhou,make public belief,still sporadic cultivation of saffron,with its broken Shi dye products evil,witchcraft given function.Ming and Qing dynasties have 25 Wenzhou local chronicles documented safflower production,there are 23 local officials and literati poetry title count 195 assigned safflower dye production and customs.The survey found that Wenzhou and still have the wedding dress of Qing Dynasty saffron buns are kind safflower rope,safflower Kam buildings and other relics.Like Japan and South Korea,like safflower dye having a distinguished position,because you can extract other red safflower dye plants can not achieve "true red",the level of technology is also more than other vegetable dyes,so its products are generally dyed in the religious ceremony,national celebrations,festivals and major life age ritual use.Like Japan and South Korea as Wenzhou safflower Ranyi craft pursuit of "the remarkable red green" aesthetic effect,which is called in Japan,"Komachi red" in South Korea known as the "green red" in Wenzhou is known as " beauty red." Wenzhou safflower dye in the mound did not state the value of their culture and craft nobody cares,while Japan and South Korea safflower dye is in a better conservation,restoration and development of the state.Expand Practical Study Wenzhou safflower dye requires from regional natural conditions and social culture,and from the planting safflower,safflower literature and in?kind excavation finishing,dyeing recovery safflower,safflower dye and a series of innovation and entrepreneurship in the project implementation get on.