The First Generation Inheritor
Gu Yunjun 1896
Direct descendant of "Luxiangyuan Gu Embroidery". Founded the "Xiuniang" brand on Fengmen Heng Street during the Guangxu Reign.
Second Generation Inheritor
Gu Jinmu
Second-generation inheritor of Xiuniang Silk in 1930. He integrated Suzhou’s local characteristics into Gu Embroidery, making Xiuniang Embroidery Studio a renowned one in Suzhou.
Third Generation Inheritor
Gu Jinyuan 1966
Third-generation inheritor of Xiuniang Silk, Master of Suzhou Embroidery Craft
Fourth Generation Inheritor
Qi Qiulan 1988
Fourth-generation inheritor of Xiuniang Silk. Devoted her life to the development and inheritance of China's silk industry, taking the promotion of Chinese silk culture as her mission. Inspired by silk culture and dedicated to weaving and embroidery art.
Fifth Generation Inheritor
Xu Ting 2012
Fifth-generation inheritor of Xiuniang Silk. Master's graduate from the University of Oxford, he returned to China resolutely in 2011 to devote himself to the inheritance and industrial innovation of Jiangnan silk culture, leading the century-old Xiuniang Silk toward internationalization.