Embroidery art of Qiang ethnic group displayed

Handicrafts women of the Qiang ethnic group show their embroidering skills at the Jinsha Relics Museum in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 24, 2008. Sichuan launched a supporting plan here on Thursday to protect the unique embroidery art of the Qiang ethnic group as well as to improve the employment of women in the Qiang regions, which have been severely stricken by the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Girls of the Qiang ethnic group display clothes of Qiang embroidery at the Jinsha Relics Museum in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 24, 2008. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Models display Qiang embroideries at the Jinsha Relics Museum in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 24, 2008. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

A baby is seen among Qiang embroideries at the Jinsha Relics Museum in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 24, 2008.(Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)