The history and story of seeking oil-paper umbrella.

The origin and story of oil-paper umbrella

Oil-paper umbrella is a traditional daily umbrella of the Chinese nation, which has been used for more than 1000 years. The umbrella ribs are made of hand-cut bamboo strips, and the umbrella surface is made of flannel paper coated with natural waterproof tung oil. Oil-paper umbrella is the earliest umbrella in the world. Handmade, all made of natural materials, it is the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient people in China.

The commonly used nylon steel umbrella was19th century. According to the opening and closing principle of China oil-paper umbrella, the British adopted modern materials and improved it by industrial production. Although it is easy to carry and cheap, it is a lifeless industrial product. The elegant and natural beauty of traditional oil-paper umbrella is incomparable to nylon steel umbrella.

In Hakka dialect, "oiled paper" is homophonic with "having a son", so when a Hakka woman gets married, she usually takes two paper umbrellas as a dowry, meaning "having a baby early"; The orthography of "Umbrella" has five characters, symbolizing many children and grandchildren. When the umbrella is opened, it forms a circle, which means wishing the couple a happy life. When a man reaches the age of 16, his parents will give him an oil-paper umbrella, hoping to support the portal.

In Taoist celebrations, it is often seen that oil-paper umbrellas are propped up on sacred sedan chairs as shelter, because oil-paper umbrellas can attract virtuous people and avoid filth.

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Deployment of oil-paper umbrella

China has a long history of making umbrellas. The earliest umbrella was invented by Lu Ban's wife Yun.

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Lu Banjing, a famous carpenter in ancient China, often worked in the fields. If it rains, he is often wet. Luban's wife wanted to make something to shelter from the rain, so she cut the bamboo into thin strips and covered it with animal skins, which looked like a "pavilion", folded it like a stick and opened it like a lid. This is the earliest umbrella.

After Cai Lun invented paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty, an oil-paper umbrella appeared. The umbrella paper was coated with tung oil to make it waterproof. Scholars also write poems and draw pictures on the umbrella surface to express their feelings. In the Song Dynasty, it was called the green oil-paper umbrella. Later generations continued to improve, including paper umbrellas, oil umbrellas and bat umbrellas, and finally formed today's public goods, which have been used for more than 1000 years.

Oil-paper umbrellas spread to Japan and Korea in the Tang Dynasty, and Japan called them "Tang umbrellas" in the early days. After the oil-paper umbrella spread to other parts of Asia, such as Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and other places, it has its own style and name by combining with local culture.

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