
A worker inspects fan-shaped Suzhou embroidery-style products, crafted by automated machines, at a workshop in Xinyu, East China's Jiangxi Province, on September 16, 2025. Leveraging digitalization allows the two-thousand-year-old art of Suzhou embroidery to thrive on modern production lines. Suzhou embroidery is one of China's four major embroidery styles, with a history dating back more than 2,000 years. Photo: VCG