Umbrella making skill (oil-paper umbrella making skill) is a traditional skill in Jiangyang District, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, and it is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. The production technology of Luzhou oil-paper umbrella originated from Fenshui Town, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, which originated in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties and has a history of more than 400 years.
Luzhou oil-paper umbrella is made of tung oil, bamboo, bamboo, paulownia wood, leather paper and other materials rich in Luzhou. The umbrella body is light and beautiful, poetic and picturesque, and has a strong local flavor. It is a common item in folk weddings and primitive religious activities. Its production process is complex and the product quality is good.
On June 7, 2008, Jiangyang District, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, declared the umbrella-making skill (oil-paper umbrella-making skill), which was approved by People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Council, and was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, with the heritage number ⅷ- 140.
Development history of Luzhou oil-paper umbrella
Luzhou oil-paper umbrella has a long history. According to relevant data, Luzhou umbrella industry originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and has a history of more than 400 years. 1882' s "Lu County Records" records: "The paper umbrellas made by Lu are quite famous. There are more than 20 such industries in the city, and there are many such industries in the Chongyi River Basin, and the river basin system is also relatively good. " Luzhou oil-paper umbrella mainly produced "tribute umbrella" for the court in the early days. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the oil-paper umbrella gradually moved from the palace to the folk, and its production scale gradually expanded to Fenshui, Lantian, Tai 'an, Shawan, Tomi, Xiaoshi and other places.
In the early years of the Republic of China, Luzhou oil-paper umbrella began to be exported, mainly to Japan and Southeast Asia. The forties and fifties of last century was the "golden age" of Luzhou oil-paper umbrella, and the oil-paper umbrella industry became the main economic pillar of Luzhou local residents. Zhu Zhu Street of Luzhou Xiaoshi Wharf is an oil-paper umbrella street with more than 50 shops selling oil-paper umbrellas. The sixties and seventies were the "heyday" of oil-paper umbrellas. There are more than 1000 craftsmen engaged in oil-paper umbrella industry in the basin alone, forming a prosperous scene of "every family has an umbrella maker and every family can weave an umbrella thread".
After 1970s, the nylon folding umbrella with steel frame appeared in the market, which gradually replaced the oil-paper umbrella with its convenience and durability. The oil-paper umbrella in Luzhou gradually faded out of people's lives, and even in Luzhou, few people used it again.
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