China's traditional handicraft willow weaving

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Willow weaving is one of China's traditional folk handicrafts. In ancient times, people just as a common daily necessities, until the 20th century in the latter decades of the gradual rise, but also gradually become part of China's export foreign exchange projects. The country has three major production bases of willow weaving, Hubei, Shandong, Anhui (in addition to Henan is also rich in willow weaving).

On June 7, 2008, willow weaving was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

The origin of willow weaving can be traced back to the early Paleolithic period, when primitive people were engaged in the process of collecting crops to make various containers and packages, using plants with toughness, and with the help of the initial mastery of the preparation method, they made different types of willow products. From the slave society to the Warring States period, willow weaving has been commonly used in people's lives, through the various dynasties has become one of the indispensable instruments of life in people's daily life.

Baskets and baskets woven with willow appeared in the Neolithic period. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, wicker was used to weave cups, plates, etc., coated with lacquer, known as Cup Tahiti. In the Tang Dynasty, Cangzhou (present-day Cangzhou, Hebei Province and the area north of Ningjin, Shandong Province) willow boxes have been very famous. In the Song Dynasty, people take the thin strips of willow, "fire forced to make the soft curved, for box and suitcase". Since then, the willow craft continues to develop. Traditional varieties of willow weaving are mainly clothing boxes, colanders, dustpans, etc. Since 1960, China's willow crafts began to export, the production of a greater development.