摘要
＂Granny Huang, Granny Huang, teach me to spin yarn and weave cloth.＂ Virtually every woman who lives in Huajing （J^rmally called Wunijing）, a town in East China＇s Shanghai Municipality, teaches children to chant that rhyme. ＂Granny Huang＂ mentioned in the rhyme is Huang Daopo, who introduced the craft of handweaving cotton invented by the Li people （who lived in South China＇s Hainan Province） to the Han people during the Yuan Dynasty （1279-1368）.
“黄婆婆，黄婆婆，教我纱，教我布，两只筒子两匹布”，几乎每个上海华泾镇（古称乌泥泾镇）的女人都会教自己的孩子这首古老的民谣。这首儿歌唱的是元朝时黄道婆的故事，是她推广了手工棉织布技术，改变了中国上千年来以丝、麻为主要衣料的传统，催生出一个新兴的棉纺织产业。如今，在黄道婆的故乡乌泥泾，她留下的手工棉纺织技艺还在传承，而且已被列为第一批国家级非物质文化遗产。
