Wax printing（蜡染） is an ancient way of producing dyed textiles（染色纺织品）. It is an important part of traditional Chinese culture.
It is believed that wax printing appeared in China as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties and got popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. There is an interesting story about wax printing. Once upon a time，a girl was fond of dyeing white cloth blue and purple. One day，while she was working，she saw a round white mark on the cloth. It looked very pretty. Her discovery later led to the use of wax in dyeing.
Wax printing has many steps. First，draw some pictures of flowers，birds，insects，etc. on a piece of white cloth. Then use a special knife﹣like tool to spread melted（熔化的），put the cloth into a dye bath so that the unwaxed parts take on the color. Finally，wash the dyed cloth in boiling water and wait for the wax to melt
Today，wax printing is mainly used in some ethnic minority（少数民族） areas in Guizhou Yunnan
