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This media file captures an exhibition display, likely in a museum or cultural center in Guangzhou, China, showcasing traditional fabric processing techniques. The central feature is a large display panel with multiple photographs and accompanying text in both Chinese and English, illustrating steps in a "MARKING PROCEDURES" process. The panel features several images: * One shows large, colorful fabric pieces, possibly silk, laid out flat on grass under the sun, with people tending to them. * Other images depict individuals working with a dark, reddish-brown substance, possibly mud or dye, on fabric, suggesting a dyeing or coating step. * Another photo shows fabric being handled near water, possibly a river or pond. The visible text elaborates on two main procedures: 1. **"Sun-cure"**: This involves taking silk from a soaking tank, naturally dehydrating it, and then spreading it flat on grass, fixed with bamboo nails, to dry under the sun. 2. **"Mud marking"**: Described as a critical process, it requires spreading the silk face up on a clean floor and coating it evenly with stirred river mud. After coating, the silk is gently folded and placed on the grass for half an hour to ensure contact between the river mud and dioscorea critesa extract, resulting in a black color. To the right of the display panel, a physical example of the finished product is shown: a dark, possibly black or dark gray, folded piece of fabric, likely silk, displayed within a clear acrylic box. This fabric is presumably the result of the mud marking and sun-curing processes described on the panel. The overall setting is indoors, with clean, brown-colored walls and the display panels suspended. The lighting is even, suggesting an exhibition environment.
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