The Hainan island people whose Li nation wove the world's finest cotton textiles three thousand years before the Industrial Revolution, and whose Li brocade technique UNESCO inscribed as intangible heritage on the verge of extinction.
Li people — an Austronesian-related nation of Hainan Island whose ancestors settled China's southernmost territory thousands of years before Han migration, developing a cotton weaving tradition so technically advanced that the 13th-century weaver Huang Daopo brought Li textile techniques to the Yangtze Delta and sparked a cotton revolution that transformed Chinese textile production for centuries. Li women's traditional facial and hand tattoos — applied at puberty using thorns and plant dye in clan-specific patterns believed to ensure ancestral recognition in the afterlife — survived into the late 20th century among elderly women, making the Li tattoo tradition one of the most thoroughly documented vanishing indigenous body art practices in East Asia. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that Hainan island homeland and Li Chinese heritage legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of ethnic groups in China. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse Chinese population.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt is made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this product: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
