Born in 1978 in Chongqing, China, Hugh was graduated form Beijing Normal University at major of Arts and Communication. He once worked as a journalist at CCTV, and then took a job at IPG Media group ( a US famous media group) for years. In 2010, Hugh set up TAN China Company, and is responsible for design and the overall promotion in China market. The establishment of TAN China Co., is aiming to promote the heritage of traditional carpet weaving skills, as well as to improve and help the Chinese carpet craftsmen working and living environment.

Material：Tibetan highland wool
Size: 2500*4250mm

In traditional Chinese artistic works, the dragon represents the Son of Heaven and male power and often takes the absolute central position. The inspiration for this fabric piece is based on an extremely rare tribute rug from the Qing Palace for the birthday party of Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty. A flying dragon is coiled around each side of the tribute rug, playing with wish-fulfilling pearls among clouds and bats, but at the center of the tribute rug are two phoenixes, each holding a flowering twig. This is an expression of the rising consciousness of female power represented by Cixi in the rarely recorded traditional Chinese paintings and fabric graphics. It was also from then until the end of the 19th century that the movement of female independence in China began to emerge. On the basis of this traditional Qing dynasty tribute rug, the designer uses the method of ink splashes typically seen in Chinese calligraphy and paintings, allowing the blue ink flow on the rug surface to transcend time and history. Through the creation of this fabric piece, the designer wants to express that Yin and Yang co-exist peacefully in the world and that human history is written by both men and women.