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As one of the three traditional dyeing (染色) 【小题1】 (technique), batik (蜡染) is a folk art 【小题2】 has been passed from generation to generation by the ethnic groups in the southwest of China. Today, it is still popular 【小题3】 some ethnic groups, such as the Buyi, the Miao and the Tujia, who 【小题4】 (be) fond of using the technique for decorating coats, dresses, skirts, quilts, blankets, sheets, handbags 【小题5】 so on.

A batik craftsman uses a wax knife 【小题6】 (make) of copper to apply hot liquid wax on a white piece of cloth for 【小题7】 (draw) geometric patterns or symbolic flowers, birds, fish, insects, etc. Next the cloth is soaked in a vat (缸) of indigo dye (blue as the major color). After that, the dyed cloth 【小题8】 (put) into boiling water to remove the wax and then it is rinsed to get the final product with patterns on it. Batik 【小题9】 (general) involves two colors only—blue and white. Nevertheless, it has a vivid, simple and layered look, 【小题10】 (display) a distinctive ethnic style.