What is the cultural connotation of colored printed cloth?

Mainly red, green, pink, purple, yellow and other colors overprint, the pattern is magnificent. People usually use "goose, yellow, duck, green, cockscomb and purple, heron and crow, green crane and dinghong" to describe colorful printed fabrics. The themes of colored calico are mostly peony, phoenix, lotus, wealth and longevity, and most of them are selected from auspicious folk stories and legends, such as "Fish Wear Lotus" and "Longevity", which are bright in color, simple and bold in contrast, with strong local flavor, and are necessary for rural girls to get married.

Colored printed cloth, also known as "flower bag" and "foreskin". Color printing originated in Qin and Han Dynasties and flourished in Tang and Song Dynasties. It is famous for its peculiar artistic form, unique appearance and simple and rich style. In the past, the clothes worn by the older generation, daily curtains, daughters' dowry and luggage used for engagement, marriage and visiting relatives and friends were all made of color printing and cloth, which was most widely used in rural areas. Due to the development of the times and the change of time, color printed cloth is not used very much now, and the old artists who know color printing have died one after another, and the art of color printing is on the verge of decline. As an intangible cultural heritage, color printed fabric has become a key protection project in China.