The Famous Historical Foreigners With Naxi Embroidery

     The Famous Historical Foreigners With Naxi Embroidery

                中外名人与纳西刺绣

马可波罗：意大利人，**旅行家。在《马可波罗游记》一书中，他曾写道：“少数民族的刺绣之美根本不亚于传统的中国汉族的瓷器和陶器….”

Marco Polo (Italian 1254---1324)

He was a very famous traveler and Chinese high official, in his book<The travels of Marco Polo> he wrote: the ethnic embroidery was far beyond the Chinese China and Porcelain in terms of beauty.

约瑟夫—洛克：美籍奥德利**学者、植物学家、语言学家。在他的巨作《中国西南古纳西王国》中，他曾写道：“居住在玉龙雪山脚下，尤其是白沙的纳西族妇女非常擅长于手工刺绣。。。”

Joseph Rock (1884---1962)

An Austrian-American explorer, geographer, linguist and botanist, in his book <<The Ancient Naxi Kingdom of Southwest China>>, he wrote: The Naxi people who live at the foothill of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain are very good at doing handmade silk embroidery, especially in Baisha, hundreds merchants came from Dali, Tibet, Kunming, Burma, Laos and Vietnam respectively can be found everyday, they went there just for purchasing Naxi handmade embroidery from the Naxi wholesalers. They are embroidery dealers.

顾彼得：俄国**作家，中国工业合作社代表。居住丽江长达八年，著有《被遗忘的王国》一书，在书中，他描写到：“与中原的汉族相比，居住在丽江的纳西族经济较为落后，但他们的手工刺绣闻名海外……”

Peter Goullart (Russian 1886---1976)

A Russian explorer and author, as a representation of the Chinese industry cooperator, stayed in Lijiang for 8 years. In his book <The Forgotten Kingdom >, he described: Compared to the Chinese Han people who lived in inland China, the living conditions of the Naxi people in Lijiang are very poor, but their handmade silk embroidery are well known both at China and the South Asia.

陈纳德：驼峰航线飞虎队的***，将军。为二战的胜利作出了杰出的贡献。在他的回忆录里，他写道：“纳西族非常勇敢，友善，热情好客，尤其是妇女非常精于手工刺绣……”

Claire Lee Chennault (American 1893---1958)

He was the Lieutenant General, the commander of the Flying Tigers, in his book<Memories> he said: The Naxi people who are living at the foothill of Himalaya Mountain, are very brave, bold, nice and helpful. The women they are very famous for their handicrafts---silk embroidery.