Marvelous Woman

As China becomes a major commercial economy, the silk, embroidering, and weaving trade is booming - and a few influential families have risen to the top. The industry's powerhouse is the Gusu District in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. And arguably the greatest weaving dynasty of them all is the Ren family, which carefully guards the secrets of its weaving prowess.

• Xiaoming WangDirector

• Jiang QinqinShen Cuixi
• Zhang HuiwenLin Shufang
• Yang RongZeng Baoqin
• Mao ZijunWei Lianggong
• Joe XuRen Xuetang
• Li YinanRen Rufeng
• Ouyang DidiXiao Lan
• Huang YiMadame Cao
• Zhang MiaoyiJi Xiang
• Liang Yongni五儿