Life of Cotton: From Seeds to Cotton Quilt

Li Ziqi Making Cotton Quilt

This episode is absolutely amazing (not that others aren’t): Li Ziqi started from planting seeds, went on to hand pick ornamental cotton , and then processed cotton balls using the old-fashioned, giant bow and string. Finally, she made cotton quilt for grandma with ancient, traditional tools and technique. As a bonus, she also made small … Read more

Behind the Scene: Li Ziqi Falling off a Big Rock, Literally

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Li Ziqi has a personal assistant: Minguo (民国). Although she doesn’t show up in Ziqi’s videos very often, in reality she takes care of many things. She’s the real insider.

Minguo has her own Weibo account with more than 400K followers. She posts pictures, videos, and interesting tidbits that don’t make it to Li Ziqi’s official Weibo.

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Goldthread Exclusive Interview With Li Ziqi

Li Ziqi Farming

Recently Goldthread traveled to Li Ziqi’s home and conducted an interview. It’s well known that Li Ziqi rarely talks to the media, let along with an English-language outlet. So although the interview is pretty short, it does offer a rare opportunity to see some behind-the-scene footage. In addition, Goldthread published an excellent piece in the … Read more