. . . "Rectangular shan longyi weft-ikat cloth formed of two identical panels hand-stitched along the weft edge. The upper part has a thin check pattern in white and red, yellow and pale blue on a light brown ground. The lower part has many horizontal bands, broad and narrow, decorated with a great variety of geometrically-treated motives including fret, hook, dot, cloud and floral motives, chiefly in white, purple and shades of green, yellow and red. Dyed silk woven in bands of variegated geometric patterns of weft-ikat, interlocking tapestry weave, plain weft and supplementary weft."@en .