Bamboo weaving

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: bamboo weaving

Applicant: Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Project No.: 350

Project No.: Ⅶ - 51

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Protection unit: intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance center of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County

Introduction to bamboo weaving (Maonan flower bamboo hat weaving technique)

Applicant: Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Maonan bamboo hat weaving skills are mainly distributed in the Maonan inhabited areas of Shangnan, Zhongnan and Xianan in the southwest of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Huazhu hat, which is called "dingka flower" in Maonan language, symbolizes auspiciousness and happiness. It is a token of love for Maonan young men and women. It is also an indispensable dowry for local women when they get married. It is known as the "family treasure" of Maonan people. In the past, bamboo hat was used as rain gear, and later became an integral part of Maonan costume. Bamboo hat has been popular in the local area for hundreds of years. The bamboo hat produced in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty was "extremely fine, and young women wear it" (general annals of Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty). During the period of the Republic of China, "the most exquisite bamboo hat produced in this area" (si'en county annals) was also recorded in history.

Maonan people pay attention to the selection of bamboo hat materials. Because the bamboo materials are too cold and wet in early spring, and the skin of bamboo strips is easy to be brittle after frost, they usually choose the straight and well proportioned bamboos after the summer solstice and before the beginning of autumn. When making bamboo strips, first break bamboo strips, then break flat strips and thin strips, and then open comb wires at both ends of bamboo strips. The strips are as thin as hair, which are used for cross radiation and fine weaving. The bamboo strips for weaving flower bamboo hat are divided into black strips and yellow strips. The black strips are dyed with blue lake ink, while the yellow strips are dyed with yellow mast juice. The basic shape of the bamboo hat is a three-dimensional combination of plane and cone, with the five pointed star as the center and the hexagon as the periphery. After the integration and finalization, the bamboo hat should be painted with tung oil refining paste. Its cap shape is generous, the pattern is beautiful, strong and durable.