30-Minute HD Documentary (2012)	See TV Airing Schedule
Yunjin Brocade Master is a 30-minute HD documentary that features Master Zhou Shuangxi, the "Heir to Yunjin Brocade". Master Zhou explains how the ancient art form has been preserved and passed down from generation to generation. Yunjin Brocade was once only fit for a Chinese emperor, weaved with fine silks and threads made from  peacock feathers and real gold. Today, Yunjin Brocade is on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List and continues to be preserved, cherished, and modernized by the Nanjing Brocade Research Institute in Nanjing, China. The attention to detail and time consuming processes to make a Yunjin Brocade garment is a collaborative effort. The reproduction of ancient designs and the creation of new ones are all done by hand, from the making of the silk, gold and peacock threads to the knotting and weaving process. The weaver's hands are the last to touch the creation. One slip up will ruin a garment worth thousands of dollars. How does Master Zhou and other Yunjin Brocade weavers do it?  Watch and see!
PHOTOS Production for Yunjin Brocade Master began in 2010. The following photos offer a peek into the content presented in this documentary.
► October 2010
Master Zhou Shuangxi	Master Zhou's hands at work on loom.
Ancient Yunjin Brocade design that has been reproduced.	Director of the Nanjing Brocade Research Institute, Mr. Wang Baolin explains why Master Zhou was selected to be the National Heir to Yunjin Brocade.
Yunjin Brocade robe made for an emperor which was reproduced using the same techniques from ancient times.	Real gold and silver line this Yunjin brocade Crysthanamum.
Master Zhou's apprentice, Cai Xiang Yang is pulling thread to keep the pattern for Master Zhou.	The thread puller and weaver team is strong working partnership, "like a husband and wife," says Master Zhou. One can't work without the other.
A detailed view of the weaving process.	A Yunjin brocoade piece integrated into design of shirt buttons.
Host, Tricia Hua, at the Qin Huai River, which was an integral part of transporting goods for the production of Yunjin Brocade in ancient times.	Director of the Yunjin Brocade Museum, Mrs. Zhang Yuyjing, explains that the tradition of Yunjin Brocade is so important to all the workers involved that they have worked for no pay during hard financial times
In downtown Nanjing, amidst skyscrapers, is Jiming Buddhist Temple which is over 600 years old, where people still come to worship.	Zhong Hua Gate, the largest castle style gate in all of China, is part of the wall that surrounds the 22 mile radius of the city of Nanjing.
Director of Art and Design at Yunjin Brocade Institute, Master Guo Jun, says that some pieces take 6 months or a couple years to design.	Images of peacocks in Yunjin brocade pattern.
Young designers at work at Yunjin Brocade Institute.	It took  seven months for seven designers to hand-trace an ancient design which is part of the reproduction process.
The hand-traced lines from the ancient designs are refined and perfected digitally.	A design is colored in before weaving begins.
These women are lifting gold sheets that are thinner then silk with goose feathers and prepping them to transferred to the thread workshops.	These gold strips will be slice in to golden threads.
Knotting is an important process in the design. It prepares the pattern for the weaver. Workers look at the design and pick the proper color threads for each color in the line.	The worker ties knots to keep the design in place.
A Yunjin brocade design.	Host, Tricia Hua, visits a rehearsal for a Nanjing opera performance about a young weaver and her royal client.
A modernized Yunjin brocade design for a woman's dress.	A traditional Yunjin brocade design for a man's shirt.
These specially designed Yunjin Brocade jackets will be given to 44 Mayors of the World at the World Historical and Cultural Cities World Expo.	44 Mayors of the World wearing Yunjin Brocade jackets at WHCCWE.
Modern designs using Yunjin Brocade.	Modern design using Yunjin Brocade.