What traditional handicrafts are there in Qingdao?

Qingdao is a national historical and cultural city, a key city for historical and cultural protection, and the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China. To go to such a scenic tourist resort, of course, it is necessary to learn more about the traditional handicrafts in Qingdao culture. Perhaps many people are quite unfamiliar with the craft of straw weaving now. However, such traditional culture cannot be forgotten. Let's learn about straw weaving!

Straw weaving is a traditional folk handicraft in Qingdao, which is spread all over the countryside, especially in pingdu city. There are more than ten or hundreds of varieties, such as straw weaving, hand-woven baskets, straw hats, teacup mats, cushions, door curtains, grass blankets, etc. The raw materials used are wheat straw, Hypericum perforatum, corn husk, cattail, thatch, cotton stalk bark and more than a dozen plant straws and stems and leaves. Most rural women use this handicraft as a family sideline. Qingdao straw weaving technology is fine, the shape is beautiful, the color is harmonious, elegant and simple, a few are supplied to the domestic market, and a large number are sold abroad.

The origin of Qingdao straw weaving;

Straw weaving is a traditional folk handicraft in Qingdao, which is spread all over the countryside, especially in pingdu city. There are more than ten or hundreds of varieties, such as straw weaving, hand-woven baskets, straw hats, teacup mats, cushions, door curtains, grass blankets, etc. The raw materials used are more than ten kinds of plant straws and stems and leaves, such as wheat straw, Hypericum chinense, corn husk, cattail, thatch and cotton stalk husk. Most rural women use this handicraft as a family sideline. Since liberation, the pattern braids produced in Qingdao have been divided into two categories: round grass braids and split grass braids, with more than 2,000 varieties. Pattern braid is the raw material of grass handicrafts, which can be processed into various grass handicrafts, such as baskets, straw hats, wall mats, lampshades, door curtains and so on. At the same time, it can also be directly exported to the Federal Republic of Germany, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao. In the 1980s, the annual export volume reached about 4,000 bales.

Characteristics of Qingdao straw weaving:

Qingdao straw, hand-woven baskets, straw hats, teacup mats, cushions, door curtains, grass blankets and other dozens or hundreds of varieties. The raw materials used are wheat straw, Hypericum chinense, corn husk, cattail, thatch, cotton straw husk and more than a dozen plant straws and stems and leaves. Qingdao straw weaving technology is fine, the shape is beautiful, the color is harmonious, elegant and simple, a few are supplied to the domestic market, and a large number are sold abroad.