Oroqen birch bark boat making skills Project batch: National 2nd batch, Provincial 1st batch Project protection unit: Daxing'anling Mass Art Museum Representative inheritors: Guo Baolin (National) Guo Hongqiang Birch bark boat making skills are a unique traditional handicraft passed down from generation to generation by the Oroqen people, and an important part of the birch culture in Northeast my country. The birch bark boat is shaped like a willow leaf. The frame of the boat is made of thin boards of larch or willow, birch, black birch, etc., and is fixed by wooden nails cut from pine. The inside and outside of the boat's mouth are clamped with thin strips, and the outside is covered with non-porous birch bark. The seams are coated with pine oil and are waterproof after baking. The hull is generally about 3 meters long, up to 5 meters, with a maximum width of 80 cm to 1 meter and a height of 60 cm. It can accommodate two or three people or even more. The boat weighs dozens of kilograms and is light and easy to carry. When birch bark boats travel downstream, they use wooden oars and can reach speeds of up to 25 kilometers per hour; when traveling upstream, they use both oars and wooden poles and can reach speeds of up to 10 kilometers per hour. (No pictures available, please provide them.) (No pictures available, please provide them.)