Dai Brocade | Color and Order

Photographed during visits to Dai villages in Mangshi, part of the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture.

Dai brocade feels like a riddle made of color. Its beauty reveals itself easily, yet the logic behind it—how these threads find their order—remains hidden, known only to the hands that weave it.

These woven textiles were seen in everyday domestic settings, reflecting local Dai weaving traditions shaped by daily life rather than formal production.