Nantong′s blue print cloth:yesterday,today,and tomorrow

The Nantong′s blue print cloth,being one of our country′s traditional folk technologies,enjoys unique reputation by its simplicity and elegance,implication and grace,and abundant local customs and public feeling in the material cultural history.Through tracing the historical development periods of Nantong′s blue print cloth,its transformation process is discussed in aspect of dyeing technique,design,and shaping.Starting from analyzing the past and present management and survival state of Nantong′s blue print cloth,it points out that only by combining the tradition with modern,can we see a resurgence of it.Having analyzed the present situation of the blue print cloth in other representative areas,it argues that Nantong′s blue print cloth has unique superiority in raw material,geographical location,design concept,production and management,and formation of industrial chain and so on.