LONDON - The Chinese Silk Culture and Embroidery Art Exhibition kicked off in London on Tuesday. The two-day exhibition, held in the building of Bank of China's London Branch, brings together more ...

Lu Jianying was using a tiny needle and colorful silk thread to embroider an intricate image of flowers and birds when a special visitor walked into her shop in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.

Chinese silk embroidery has been a staple of national culture and tradition for thousands of years, with pieces being found from as early as the Zhou dynasty (1046 to 256BC).