Residents with disabilities in the Nantong Economical and Technological Development Area in East China's Jiangsu province, learn to dye cloth on May 11. [Photo provided to NETDA]

Authorities in the Nantong Economical and Technological Development Area in East China's Jiangsu province held a cloth-dyeing training session for residents with disabilities on May 11.

Ni Shenjian, deputy curator of the area's Cloth Dyeing Museum, gave a history lesson on cloth-dyeing and its procedures during the class.

Shan Wenyi, who attended the class, said that it helped him gain a better understanding of the folk craft and taught him how to dye cloth.

Chen Xiaowei, a staff member of NETDA's disabled person's federation, said that she hopes the training session will help people with disabilities find jobs or start businesses.

Cloth-dyeing, a traditional folk craft, was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage item in 2006.

Ni Shenjian, deputy curator of the NETDA's Cloth Dyeing Museum, teaches residents with disabilities how to dye cloth. [Photo provided to NETDA]

Ni Shenjian, deputy curator of the NETDA's Cloth Dyeing Museum, teaches residents with disabilities how to dye cloth. [Photo provided to NETDA]