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A woman has made it her life's mission to promote the rare embroidery of the Shui ethnic group in Southwest China, Yang Jun reports.

Horse tail embroidery of the Shui ethnic group is an intangible heritage in China, and 53-year-old Song Shuixian has made it her life's mission to take it to a wider audience.

For starters, her clothes reflect the craft - flowers blossom from the collar of her top; dragons dance around the edges of her sleeves and intricate patterns adorn her pants.