China · Textile craft; Knotting; Hong Kong heritage
花紐製作技藝 (Fa Nau)
The hand making of decorative fasteners for the traditional Chinese long gown (cheongsam or qipao). Masters shape strips of cloth stiffened with paste and copper wire into flowers, animals or auspicious characters by cutting, ironing and folding with tweezers and fingers.
Risk level: Endangered · Not listed by UNESCO. Included in the Hong Kong ICH Inventory and presented as one of eight craftsmanship items in the ICH Office's 2026 exhibition.
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