Willow weaving (Guangzong willow weaving)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Liubian (Guangzong Liubian)

Applicant: Guangzong County, Hebei Province

Project No.: 831

Project No.: Ⅶ - 55

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Hebei Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Guangzong County, Hebei Province

Protection unit: Guangzong Cultural Center

Brief introduction of Liubian (Guangzong Liubian)

Applicant: Guangzong County, Hebei Province

Willow weaving is a traditional weaving craft with willow and other woody plant branches as the main raw materials. Willow weaving has appeared in China in ancient times. After thousands of years of inheritance, this skill has been greatly improved and gradually developed. The common raw materials for willow weaving include Salix psammophila, Salix alba, Salix chinensis, Salix quateri, etc. mulberry and Vitex negundo can also be used as weaving materials. After peeling, the surface of willow is smooth, the color is fresh, soft and tough. The products made of willow are stable in quality and durable. Willow weaving techniques are very rich, different products, different shapes and weaving methods are different, and weaving techniques are matched by auxiliary processes such as slitting, chain, cloth cover, and decoration treatment methods such as bleaching, dyeing, coloring, oiling, etc. Willow products pay great attention to the beauty of shape, style and texture. Most of the finished products are practical products such as baskets, baskets, dustpans, bucket basins, bags, chairs and stools, and some more elaborate furnishings. These products have high practical value and artistic value. They are traditional handicrafts with national characteristics and are welcomed and loved by the masses.

Guangzong willow weaving is a traditional weaving handicraft popular in Guangzong County, Hebei Province. It originated in the early Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years. Guangzong is located in the alluvial plain of the Yellow River, where the soil is Sandy and alkaline. In order to prevent sand and salt, liukezi is planted around the local villages, which has laid a material foundation for the development of willow weaving industry. Most of Guangzong's Willow weaving products are practical utensils such as baskets, baskets, BAGOU, boxes and miner's caps. There are also some ornamental handicrafts. There is no fixed form for their shapes, and most of them depend on the craftsman's production experience and practical needs. Guangzong's Willow weaving skills have been handed down from generation to generation within the family and between teachers and apprentices by way of oral and psychological teaching, and have not formed a complete written material. Guangzong's willow products, which combine natural beauty and craft beauty, are exquisite and practical, and are very popular daily necessities for local people.