Where does Xinyuan wickerwork belong?

Xinyuan wickerwork is a traditional hand-knitting technique that spreads in Xinyuan and its surrounding towns in Siyang County, Jiangsu Province. Wickerwork takes willow as raw material, and the main techniques are flat knitting, grain knitting, le knitting, masonry knitting and hemming. Wickerwork products are widely used as products for production, life and home decoration by local people because of their beautiful appearance, diverse patterns, simplicity and practicality. With the improvement of compilation technology, Xinyuan's wickerwork has also developed from rough machining to fine machining, and at the same time, it has changed from a gift from villagers and neighbors to a product sold in the market. Non-toxic, hygienic, exquisite and beautiful, it is deeply loved by consumers in Asia, Europe, America and other countries and regions.

Second, form the background.

As early as the 12th year of Qing Daoguang (1832), the water level of the old Yellow River surged and burst its banks in Xinyuan area, Siyang County, Jiangsu Province. The old Yellow River and Hongze Lake are connected as water and sky, with a width of dozens of miles and little dry soil. Therefore, people call it Xintan Lake. After a long time, the original new beach gradually formed beaches, sediment and sedimentary mats carried by yellow water. Because of the low terrain here, it is difficult to grow food crops, so the locals planted a large number of moisture-resistant and alkali-resistant Salix here to fix sand and protect soil. Every winter, people will harvest the withered willow trees for firewood. Because willow is a deciduous shrub, it naturally reproduces rapidly, year after year, forming a lush natural landscape of willow.

Third, development and evolution

In the era of self-sufficient agriculture, wickerwork is an essential tool for every farmer's production and life, and it is also a traditional hand-knitting technique widely used by the general public. It has a long history and is widely spread. The emergence and development of Xinyuan wickerwork originated from its unique geographical location and characteristic products. Local people use local materials (willow), and weaving skills are passed down from generation to generation.

During the light years of the Qing Dynasty (1821-1851) and the New Yuan Dynasty, there was a jing yuan in the Yuan family who worked as a carpenter for generations and made furniture for the people nearby. He was born smart, and found that Xintan Lake was full of willow trees. It is a pity to use them as firewood, so he often uses them to weave mattresses and various containers. Over time, neighbors followed each other's example, weaving household goods, starting with simple mattresses and straw baskets, to complex dustpans and baskets. In this way, they are handed down from generation to generation.

After the founding of New China, the local people still follow this traditional knitting technology, and some skilled craftsmen are often praised as local talents by the local people. Neighbors help each other and often weave baskets, baskets and dustpans. Give gifts to each other as an expression of friendship. After the reform and opening up, with the commodity economy deeply rooted in people's hearts, many Xinyuan people who have mastered the exquisite bamboo weaving skills are busy making a living, turning some bamboo weaving products from the original household goods into commodities, and many families make a living from bamboo weaving, which greatly promotes the development of bamboo weaving skills and further improves people's understanding of the aesthetic value and economic value of bamboo weaving.

In 1980s, Xinyuan wickerwork began to move from traditional farmers to large-scale production. Xinyuan established rattan willow factory. At first, it was small. There are seven or eight houses and dozens of workers who process some household appliances with locally grown wicker. Later, wickerwork's scale expanded day by day, and its technology became more and more exquisite. The foreign trade department of the county arranged to produce some packaging boxes, dishcloth baskets and other appliances for foreign businessmen. Product categories are also gradually increasing, including carrying baskets, children's baskets, hanging baskets, hanging baskets, animal baskets, baskets, furniture, etc., which are exported to more than 20 countries and regions such as Asia, Europe and the United States. At that time, many upper-class people in Europe and America had wickerwork utensils, especially those for holding melons, fruits and baskets.

At the end of the 20th century, Mr. Zhuang Dexin, a member of China Folk Writers Association, made a detailed introduction to Xinyuan wickerwork in the Notes of Xinyuan Town published in Taoyuan Sightseeing magazine in Taiwan Province Province, which made Xinyuan wickerwork famous at home and abroad.

Fourth, tools and products.

The production tools of SGD wickerwork are: knives (traditional sickles), wrenches and axes. The rest are mainly hand-woven. There are many kinds of products made in wickerwork, such as dustpans, baskets, drying dustpans and straw baskets. In the later period, according to the market demand, a large number of wickerwork products closely related to modern life were developed: carrying baskets, children's baskets, hanging baskets, fruit baskets, animal baskets, baskets, furniture and so on.

V. Main technologies

Xinyuan wickerwork has a simple manufacturing process, which can be roughly divided into eight stages: material selection, soaking, peeling, drying, material selection, compilation, coloring and painting.

1. Material selection: willow trees growing in ditches and rivers are cut down and bundled for soaking.

2. Soak: soak the wicker in water for about 1-2 hours, or even longer, to make the epidermis soft and easy to peel;

3. Peeling: scrape off the epidermis soaked in wicker;

4. Drying: put the peeled wicker in the shade to dry for later use;

5. Material selection: the peeled wicker is classified according to its thickness, so as to be suitable for measuring materials.

6. Compilation: making samples according to needs;

7. Coloring: coloring the wicker products as required;

8. Finishing paint: finish the finished product with varnish, which is smooth, beautiful and durable.

VI. Inheritance

Wickerwork's traditional heritage, Singapore Dollar, is consciously passed down with the family as the unit or the neighborhood as the reference. It has no detailed inheritance context. In different historical periods, some folk experts who are good at wickerwork's skills have emerged, such as jing yuan and Lin Yuan Brothers (1832-1856); Yuan Huaiyu, Yuan Huaicheng, Yuan Yubao, Yuan Gaohuai and Yuan Huaizhong of Yuan Jia (1969—1978); And in the 1980 s and 1990 s, Cui Jianhua, Xu Shili, Han Guangquan, Zhang Xiufa, Xiao Qigui, Yang Hengping, Zhang Jiajun, Chen Mingliang, Zhu Changan and other apprentices passed on; There are also Yang, He Xinzhi, Yang, Cui Changzhi, Ge Guangxian, Tian Bing and other comrades. It is still passed down from master to apprentice.

However, as the scene of "thousands of acres of peaches and thousands of miles of green willows" gradually faded away, Xinyuan wickerwork gradually lost its raw material market. The function of wickerwork has also changed from practicality to decoration, and it is increasingly alienated from the production and life of ordinary people.

Seven. Heir

Tian Bing: Male, born in 1946, a member of He Yan Village School in Xinyuan Town. His wickerwork skills are exquisite and varied, and he is good at large and medium-sized wickerwork. The works are novel and unique, and are favored by consumers.

Cui Jianhua, male, born in 1948, is from Xinyuan Street, Xinyuan Town. He is good at making wicker products with small decorations. His works are distinctive, small and exquisite, and exquisite in skill.