Straw weaving (Daming straw weaving)

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Draft (Daming draft)

Applicant: Daming County, Hebei Province

Project No.: 830

Project No.: Ⅶ - 54

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Hebei Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Daming County, Hebei Province

Protection unit: Daming County Cultural Center

Brief introduction of draught weaving (Daming draught weaving)

Applicant: Daming County, Hebei Province

Straw weaving is a traditional weaving craft with herbs as the main raw materials. As one of the oldest skills of human beings, as early as in ancient times, weaving has become an important means for Chinese ancestors to make practical goods. Straw weaving has been popular among Chinese people for thousands of years, and has been carried forward in this process. Folk craftsmen all over the country made full use of the flexible stems, skins, cores, leaves and roots of herbaceous plants to create and summarize rich weaving techniques such as weaving, tying, braiding, buckling, tying, twisting, winding, netting, stringing and plate, making straw weaving an important source of daily necessities for the general public. China is rich in herbaceous plant resources, and there are many suitable raw materials for weaving in the north and south, so there are many kinds of straw weaving in different places, and each has its own local characteristics. Straw products are mainly made of straw mat, straw curtain, straw mat, straw basket, straw fan, straw hat, straw shoes and other practical goods, and some are also used as ornaments for display. Since 1840s, straw weaving has been sold abroad. Since the middle of the 20th century, due to the needs of modern life, straw weaving has developed rapidly, with more and more varieties. As a very popular traditional handicraft among Chinese people, straw weaving has a broad mass base and strong practicability and artistry.

Daming straw weaving is a kind of traditional folk family weaving handicraft, which is popular in the east of Weihe River in Daming County, Hebei Province. In the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, straw weaving skills were introduced from Ye County, Shandong Province to Zhujia village, xifuji Township, Daming County, and then to the east of Weihe River. Wheat straw is the raw material of Daming straw weaving, and straw hat and basket are the main products. Before the 1980s, Daming straw weaving had a certain influence in the whole county and surrounding areas, but most of the products were reserved for home use by weavers, and only some straw hats were sold in the market. After the establishment of a straw weaving factory in Daming County, through deep processing, about 1000 kinds of new products have been developed, such as bag, tea mat, cushion, mat, door curtain, fruit box, paper basket, slipper and stickers and stickers made of wheat straw, which have played a positive role in promoting the development of local economy and the increase of farmers' income. At present, the time-consuming and laborious straw weaving has fallen into the stagnant stage of development because it is difficult to adapt to the requirements of the market, and the number of practitioners is decreasing. Daming straw weaving is facing the danger of decline and in urgent need of support and protection.