Ke Xiangxiang (L) introduces Kesi weaving technique to a college student from Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, at a silk art exhibition hall transformed from a silkworm farm in Moganshan Town of Deqing County, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 19, 2025. Kesi, one of traditional Chinese silk tapestries, is created by unique silk-weaving method with distinct warp and weft technique.

Ke Xiangxiang is an inheritor of the Kesi weaving technique in Deqing County. He started learning the technique after entering Deqing County arts and crafts factory in 1993. With the revival of the traditional culture, he set up his own intangible cultural heritage studio in 2018. While adhering to the tradition, he has been trying to promote the development of the Kesi weaving technique through innovation. He uses special water ripple patterns to make silk products, such as table cloth, bags, fans and even jewelry, that are more in line with contemporary aesthetics. [Xinhua/Weng Xinyang]