[4] In 2009, Nanjing brocade was selected into the representative list of oral and intangible heritage of humanity at UNESCO.

In a war, which broke out at the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), General Liu Yu defeated the Xi'an-based Later Qin kingdom (384-417).

The victory brought all the craftsmen in Xi'an back to Jiankang, now Nanjing City, among whom brocade-weavers were a dominant force.

The brocade weavers were top craftsmen nationwide and had learned many skills from minority ethnic groups.

Nanjing yunjin brocades are famous for their exquisite technology, elegant patterns and smooth texture.