How to disinfect oil paper

Oil paper can be disinfected by ultraviolet lamp.

Oiled paper is made of tough base paper coated with tung oil or other processed paper made in drying oil. It has folding resistance, waterproof performance, good water absorption, no reflection and no slippage.

Oiled paper is made of tough base paper coated with tung oil or other drying oil. It has anti-folding and waterproof properties. Used for making umbrellas, sticking windows or making various waterproof and moisture-proof packages. It is also very useful in medicine. For example, patients with bone injuries take medicine, apply the medicine with oil paper and stick it on the affected area. Water absorption is better than ordinary paper, and it is not easy to break.

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Oil-paper umbrella is one of the traditional handicrafts of Han nationality. As a kind of paper umbrella or cloth umbrella which originated in China, it has also spread to Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Ryukyu, Thailand, Laos and other parts of Asia, where oil-paper umbrellas with local characteristics have been developed. With the migration of Chinese mainland Hakkas to Taiwan Province Province, China Oil Paper Umbrella took root and developed in Taiwan Province Province.

Oil-paper umbrella is not only a daily necessities for sun protection and rain protection, but also an indispensable item in wedding etiquette. At the traditional wedding in China, when the bride gets off the sedan chair, the matchmaker will cover the bride with a red oiled paper umbrella to ward off evil spirits. At a traditional Japanese wedding, the bride will be covered with a red oiled paper umbrella. Oil-paper umbrellas were also used in ancient Ryukyu weddings. Old people like purple umbrellas symbolizing longevity, and white umbrellas should be used for funerals. Traditional Japanese dances also use oil-paper umbrellas as props, and some tea ceremony performances use "fan umbrellas".

In religious celebrations, you can often see an oil-paper umbrella propped on a sedan chair as a shelter from the wind and rain, which means perfection and serves as a symbol of people's shelter from rain, sun and evil spirits. At present, umbrellas used in daily life are mostly foreign umbrellas, and oil-paper umbrellas are mostly sold to tourists as works of art and souvenirs.