China's traditional handicrafts willow weaving refers to the

China's traditional handicraft willow weaving refers to a technique of weaving items with willow.

Willow weaving is one of the traditional Chinese folk handicrafts. In ancient times, it was only used as a common daily necessity until the latter decades of the 20th century, when it gradually emerged and became an export item in some parts of China. The country has three major production bases of willow weaving, Hubei, Shandong, Anhui (in addition to Henan also produces willow weaving).

Willow is soft and easy to bend, uniform thickness, elegant color, through novel design, can be woven into a variety of simple and natural, beautiful shape, lightweight and durable practical handicrafts. The products include: wicker boxes (bags), rice baskets, vegetable baskets (round and oval), strainers, needlework colanders, kangmats, reed foils, etc. The products are made of high quality and are made of high quality. With the continuous development of the industry and the innovation of the products, there will be more novel, practical and beautiful willow products displayed in front of the customers.

The significance of the traditional craft of willow weaving

Willow weaving skill, as a kind of purposeful practical and aesthetic creative activity, is characterized by the mastery and application of raw materials such as willow and the tools for its preparation with skillful and specialized techniques, which is an important means to know and make use of the laws of nature. Willow weaving skills are generated and developed in the long-term labor practice, the process of creation and circulation of each craft is formed on the basis of *** with labor.