The Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella was selected into the 2015 county-level and 2016 city-level intangible cultural heritage list.
An oiled paper umbrella has the production process including 79 procedures such as bamboo measuring, tube cutting, scribing, scratching, drilling, framing, threading, surface finishing, painting, and oiling. This takes several days. Each procedure has the unique secrets. The Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella is handmade with red as the main tone, with the patterns of flowers, birds, figures and landscapes. The Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella has enjoyed a high reputation in Hunan, Guangdong and other provinces!
In the 1960s, the Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella Factory was established in the Huangkeng Commune (the village was called the commune at the time) for economic development, which was the main handmade industry of the commune at that time. The products were extremely popular which were exported to the surrounding provinces! The oiled paper umbrellas are still handmade by the Hu family. Huangkeng Hu's Oiled Paper Umbrella has been listed in the third batch of intangible cultural heritage. The villager Hu Chengzhen (the 24th generation of inheritor of Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella) improved the craftsmanship, and with the support of the government, the oiled paper umbrella became the tourist products, which were sold well in Jinggangshan, Shenzhen, Shanghai and other places.
An oiled paper umbrella has the production process including 79 procedures such as bamboo measuring, tube cutting, scribing, scratching, drilling, framing, threading, surface finishing, painting, and oiling. This takes several days. Each procedure has the unique secrets. The Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella is handmade with red as the main tone, with the patterns of flowers, birds, figures and landscapes. The Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella has enjoyed a high reputation in Hunan, Guangdong and other provinces!
In the 1960s, the Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella Factory was established in the Huangkeng Commune (the village was called the commune at the time) for economic development, which was the main handmade industry of the commune at that time. The products were extremely popular which were exported to the surrounding provinces! The oiled paper umbrellas are still handmade by the Hu family. Huangkeng Hu's Oiled Paper Umbrella has been listed in the third batch of intangible cultural heritage. The villager Hu Chengzhen (the 24th generation of inheritor of Huangkeng Oiled Paper Umbrella) improved the craftsmanship, and with the support of the government, the oiled paper umbrella became the tourist products, which were sold well in Jinggangshan, Shenzhen, Shanghai and other places.
