Although every province has its own specialty in the art, embroidery done in Hunan is regarded as being the most exquisite.
本來，我國各省區均有刺繡這門手藝。舉其犖犖大者有：顧繡、京繡、蜀繡、蘇繡、湘繡、亂針繡等。其中蘇州、湖南的繡工以產量多、手工巧而聞名天下。後來湘繡又日漸凌駕蘇繡之上，以至於今日凡是談到刺繡，似乎都認為「湘繡」是最正宗、最精美的。