Century-old oil-paper umbrellas full of new vitality in Xingyang, Yunnan
A craftsman works on an oil-paper umbrella in Xingyang Village of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Nov. 17, 2020. Xingyang Village has a history of making oil-paper umbrellas for more than one hundred years. Although the machine-made umbrellas mushroom with lower price in recent years, oil-paper umbrellas with unique styles and exquisite patterns are still favored by tourists as handicrafts. The century-old oil-paper umbrellas are full of new vitality. (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)
Zheng Yinghai, an intengible cultural heritage inheritor of oil-paper umbrella making, works on an umbrella in Xingyang Village of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Nov. 17, 2020. Xingyang Village has a history of making oil-paper umbrellas for more than one hundred years. Although the machine-made umbrellas mushroom with lower price in recent years, oil-paper umbrellas with unique styles and exquisite patterns are still favored by tourists as handicrafts. The century-old oil-paper umbrellas are full of new vitality. (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)
A craftsman works on an oil-paper umbrella in Xingyang Village of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Nov. 17, 2020. Xingyang Village has a history of making oil-paper umbrellas for more than one hundred years. Although the machine-made umbrellas mushroom with lower price in recent years, oil-paper umbrellas with unique styles and exquisite patterns are still favored by tourists as handicrafts. The century-old oil-paper umbrellas are full of new vitality. (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)
A craftsman works on an oil-paper umbrella in Xingyang Village of Tengchong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Nov. 17, 2020. Xingyang Village has a history of making oil-paper umbrellas for more than one hundred years. Although the machine-made umbrellas mushroom with lower price in recent years, oil-paper umbrellas with unique styles and exquisite patterns are still favored by tourists as handicrafts. The century-old oil-paper umbrellas are full of new vitality. (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)