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Introduction of oil-paper umbrella
Oil-paper umbrella is one of the traditional handicrafts of Han nationality. As a kind of paper umbrella or cloth umbrella, it originated in China and spread to various parts of Asia, such as Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and other places, and developed oil-paper umbrella with local characteristics. With the migration of Chinese mainland Hakkas to Taiwan Province Province, China Oil Paper Umbrella took root and developed in Taiwan Province Province. Oil-paper umbrella is not only a daily necessities for sun protection and rain protection, but also an indispensable item in wedding etiquette. At the traditional wedding in China, when the bride gets off the sedan chair, the matchmaker will cover the bride with a red oiled paper umbrella to ward off evil spirits. At a traditional Japanese wedding, the bride will be covered with a red oiled paper umbrella. Oil-paper umbrellas were also used in ancient Ryukyu weddings. Old people like purple umbrellas symbolizing longevity, and white umbrellas should be used for funerals. Traditional Japanese dances also use oil-paper umbrellas as props, and some tea ceremony performances use "fan umbrellas". In religious celebrations, you can often see an oil-paper umbrella propped on a sedan chair as a shelter from the wind and rain, which means perfection and serves as a symbol of people's shelter from rain, sun and evil spirits. At present, umbrellas used in daily life are mostly foreign umbrellas, and oil-paper umbrellas are mostly sold to tourists as works of art and souvenirs. In 2008, the production technology of water-dividing oil-paper umbrella was listed in the "National Intangible Cultural Heritage List". 1 Fenshui Oil Paper Umbrella Factory is the only paper umbrella manufacturer in China that retains the traditional craft of tung oil and lithograph. The traditional production technology of water-dividing oil-paper umbrella is praised by experts as a living fossil of China folk umbrella art, and it is also the only national intangible cultural heritage of oil-paper umbrella industry at present. In 2009, Bi Liufu, the sixth generation descendant of Fenshui Oil Paper Umbrella, was listed as the representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage project by the Ministry of Culture, thus becoming the only representative inheritor of handmade oil paper umbrella in China.