Qingyang lies in eastern Gansu. Its central and southern areas are loess plateau cut by gullies, while the north is hill-and-gully country. Dongzhi Yuan, centred on Xifeng, covers about 960 square kilometres. Archaeological evidence at Nanzuo and the city’s sachet-embroidery tradition connect the tableland with both early cultivation and living craft.
On Dongzhi Yuan, Qingyang’s broad loess tableland, a small festival sachet carries a varied local embroidery tradition. Its forms and stitches are recorded in China’s national intangible-heritage catalogue.
