China's traditional oil-paper umbrellas shine in modern...
China News
June 28, 2023
The centuries old handicraft of oil-paper umbrella-making is alive and well at this factory in central China's Yiyang City. On this day, workers are filling an order for 5,000 umbrellas earmarked for Malaysia. Each umbrella requires 80 steps in a process that dates to the Tang Dynasty. The art of oil-paper umbrella making was added to Hunan's intangible cultural heritage list in 2016. Some of the umbrellas are especially decorative with the national intangible cultural heritage list.