Which region is famous for its unique bamboo weaving art

Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province is famous for its characteristic bamboo weaving art.

1. Introduction of Dongyang Bamboo Weaving

Dongyang bamboo weaving is one of the local traditional handicrafts produced in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province. Together with Dongyang woodcarving, it is called two wonderful flowers of local traditional arts and crafts in Dongyang, Zhejiang. It came out in Shang Dynasty with a history of 1200 years. In the Song Dynasty, it was famous for weaving dragon lanterns, lanterns and Lantern Festival lanterns. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Dongyang bamboo weaving had superb skills and unique style.

According to the records of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, "Sheng bamboo is soft and can be used as a thin bamboo stick to pretend to be a tribute." It can be seen that Dongyang bamboo weaving was famous as a tribute before the Qing Dynasty. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Dongyang bamboo weaving entered its heyday.

2. The contemporary important value of Dongyang bamboo weaving.

In 2008, it was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage expansion projects. 2065438+August 2009 12, Dongyang Wood Carving and Bamboo Weaving Exhibition hosted by Sri Lankan China Cultural Center opened in Colombo.

20 19, 1 1, the list of representative projects of national intangible cultural heritage was published, and Dongyang Arts and Crafts Industry Association obtained the qualification of protection unit of Dongyang bamboo weaving project.

Types of bamboo weaving in Dongyang and its inheritance significance;

1, Dongyang bamboo variety

Dongyang bamboo weaving practical products include more than 20 kinds of baskets, plates, bags, boxes, bottles, cans and furniture. Animal bamboo products include chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits and dogs. And the image is exaggerated and vivid. Dongyang bamboo weaving is a fine product, which can be woven with 120 thin bamboo filaments within an inch square area, so its shape is vivid and varied.

Thanks to the efforts of bamboo weavers in Dongyang, bamboo weaving technology has also broken through the shackles of traditional ideas, combined with garden architecture and interior decoration skillfully, leaving many immortal masterpieces in the West Lake International Palace Pier, Hangzhou Huagang Park and Hamburg "Xinjing Restaurant". It is praised by the world for its unique style of elegance in richness and luxury in tranquility.

2. Inheriting meaning

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 50 kinds of bamboo weaving handicrafts in Dongyang, which can be divided into 25 categories, including figures, animals, utensils, antique products, furnishings, furniture, lamps, stationery, flowers and decorations, and the colors of more than 3,000 varieties.

As a unique variety of traditional arts and crafts in Zhejiang Province, Dongyang Bamboo Weaving is a wonderful flower in China Arts and Crafts Garden. If we can get attention and support, Dongyang bamboo weaving will certainly inherit the tradition, innovate the skills and create new achievements.