Bamboo weaving introduction:

The traditional bamboo weaving technology has a long history and embodies the hard work of the working people of the Chinese nation. Bamboo weaving technology can be divided into filament weaving technology and thick silk bamboo weaving technology. On June 7th, 2008, bamboo weaving was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Historical origin:

Archaeological data show that after human beings began to settle down, they engaged in simple agricultural and animal husbandry production, and there was a little surplus of rice and hunting food, so they stored food and drinking water for emergencies. At this time, local materials were used to cut plant branches into baskets, baskets and other utensils with various tools such as stone axes and knives.

In practice, it is found that bamboo is neat, strong in crack resistance, elastic and tough, easy to weave, strong and durable. Therefore, bamboo became the main material for making utensils at that time.

China's pottery also began in the Neolithic Age, and its formation is closely related to the compilation of bamboo weaving. Ancestors accidentally discovered that containers coated with clay were impervious to water after burning and could hold liquids. Therefore, taking the basket made of bamboo and rattan as a model, and then coating clay inside and outside the basket, the ceramic culture of bamboo and rattan tires was made.

Bake on the fire to make utensils. Later, people made embryos of various shapes directly from soil, so bamboo weaving was no longer used. However, I still like the geometric figures of bamboo and rattan, so I printed patterns imitating woven fabrics such as basketball, baskets and mats on the surface of Tao Pei as decoration in a semi-dry state.

In Shang dynasty, the weaving patterns of bamboo and rattan were more abundant. Pottery prints have decorative patterns such as checkered patterns, rice patterns, palindromes and ripples. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the utilization rate of bamboo was expanded, and bamboo weaving gradually developed like technology. The decorative smell of bamboo weaving patterns is getting stronger and stronger, and the weaving is getting finer and finer.

During the Warring States period, there was also a person who devoted himself to the research of bamboo weaving technology. He is Mount Tai. During the Warring States period, the weaving technology of Chu was also very developed, and nearly 100 pieces of bamboo mats, curtains, warehouses (bamboo boxes), fans, baskets and baskets were unearthed.