Which area is dominated by characteristic bamboo weaving?

Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province is dominated by characteristic bamboo weaving.

Traditional bamboo weaving technology has a long history, which embodies the hard work of the working people of the Chinese nation. Dongyang bamboo weaving has a history of 1200 years. Bamboo mats, vegetable baskets and hats are common bamboo weaving appliances in Dongyang.

Dongyang bamboo weaving is good at weaving three-dimensional figures, animals, traditional bamboo baskets and other handicrafts. Handmade as fine as hair, as soft as silk, meticulous and vivid. Dongyang bamboo woven products are the most common daily necessities, such as baskets, baskets, boxes, reeds, dustpans, baskets, hats and so on. They are combined with decorative techniques such as bronzing, printing and carving, which perfectly show the charm and cultural taste of bamboo.

It has high artistic value and folk craft research value. At present, the inheritors of bamboo weaving in Dongyang are obviously aging, with an average age of over 40. However, there are relatively few young people learning bamboo weaving technology, which leads to the lack of successors of Dongyang bamboo weaving, and the inheritance is in trouble, which needs to be protected and rescued urgently.

Cultural Characteristics of Bamboo Weaving in Dongyang

In the traditional coloring of bamboo weaving in Dongyang, four colors of Zhu, black and yellow are generally used with gold thread, which is simple, simple and generous, giving people a sense of wealth and solemnity. At present, this traditional coloring method is still widely used in Dongyang bamboo woven antique products and utensils. On the basis of inheriting the advantages of traditional coloring methods, the coloring of contemporary Dongyang bamboo weaving pays attention to "homology and a little contrast" and pursues solemnity, harmony, tranquility, elegance and freshness.

"Homology" refers to the use of two or three similar colors as the main tone of a work according to the creative intention and aesthetic principles. For example, based on the natural color of bamboo, brown, light brown or yellow brown are interlaced to form an overall warm tone; "A small amount of contrast" refers to the effect of refreshing, striking and making the finishing point by inserting several black silk strips with large color difference.

The coloring method of Dongyang bamboo weaving has accumulated valuable experience through long-term practice. "Red with green, flowers; It is better to die than to be black and blue; Powder cage yellow, wins in glory; White is darker than black, very clear. " This set of widely circulated coloring formulas summarizes the basic rules of coloring in Dongyang bamboo weaving.