Wuyuan Jialu Paper Umbrella Making Technique

Jiangxi
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Wuyuan Jialu Paper Umbrella Making Technique (the fourth batch of provincial level) Wuyuan paper umbrella making has a long history, which is said to have originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. The paper umbrellas produced in Wuyuan Jialu are particularly famous, and are known as the "Jinxi Douli Jialu Umbrella". The "County Chronicles" compiled during the Kangxi period had already listed Jialu Umbrella in the "Goods Chapter". In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), "Jialu Paper Umbrella" was selected as an exhibit at the International Expo. The production process of Wuyuan paper umbrellas is all manual, and the materials are exquisite and unique, and the principles of mechanics, materials science, and mechanism science are comprehensively applied. The production technique is simple and the shape is beautiful and generous. The fixed node structure is replaced by the active node, the connection of drilling and threading is matched with the connection of bamboo pins, and the wedge is used to match the self-locking mechanism to lock the unfolding structure. The umbrella cover paper has strong ink absorption, similar to rice paper for calligraphy and painting. Artists write poems and paint on it to express their feelings and ideas, which makes Wuyuan paper umbrellas more aesthetic in addition to their practicality. Not only are they suitable for sunny and rainy days and durable, but they are also beautiful, lightweight, simple and unique, and have high appreciation and collection value.

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