Xiangyun Sha, originally known as "Liang Sha", specifically referred to a silk gauze (a lightweight, open-work fabric woven with the leno jacquard technique, commonly called "twisted-eye openwork") patterned with designs such as swastika motifs, victory flowers, walnut patterns, or checkboards. The gauze was then processed through sun-dyeing (a unique dyeing and finishing technique for Xiangyun Sha). Later, its meaning expanded to become the general term for "Liang Sha Chou", which encompasses both the open-work Liang gauze (Sha) and the plain-weave Liang satin (Chou). It is important to note that Liang Sha and Liang Chou are entirely different in terms of their weaving techniques.
In "The Golden Lock," there is a description: "Qiqiao was wearing a white Xiangyun gauze blouse and a black skirt, yet her face looked as if it were rouged, from her reddened eye sockets to her burning hot cheekbones. She raised her hand to wipe her face—it was feverish, but her body shivered with cold."
These descriptions highlight the unique charm of Xiangyun gauze and Zhang Eileen's fondness for it.
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