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Golden Needle Artist Wu Jianmei Brings China’s Rich Heritage to ‘Banan’

Riyadh, November 26, 2025, SPA — In the Chinese pavilion at the third edition of the Saudi International Handcrafts Week (Banan), organized by the Heritage Commission, Wu Jianmei sat with a calmness that reflected long experience. Without raising her voice, she filled the space with her presence as she worked with a fine needle that seemed almost a natural extension of her fingers, as if she had been born with a thread that revives heritage each time it passes through her hands. Jianmei’s participation was not simply an artistic appearance as part of the Guest of Honor delegation; it was a live encounter between an ancient cultur