Tie-dyed silk provides income anchor in Xinjiang

Updated: Sep 14, 2023 By Mao Weihua and Chen Meiling chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Prized Adalis silk, with its special designs, provides income to people in Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

For thousands of years, prized Adalis silk, with its unique designs, has brought money and fame to Hotan prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Adalis, a tie-dyed silk, is handcrafted in Hotan and dyed with natural plant and mineral colors, mainly black and white. It has become a renowned tourist souvenir both at home and abroad.

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