【Video】Chinese cultural--Paper umbrellas Paper umbrellas (zhǐ sǎn/紙傘) constitute (gòuchéng/構成) a major cultural heritage(wénhuà yíchǎn/文化遺產) for the Hakka(Kèjiā/客家) community in Meinung(Měi nóng/美濃). Making an… 更多 oilpaper (yóuzhǐ/油紙) umbrella involves complicated and delicate steps, including typing the ribs, pasting paper, following traditions, adding new things, etc. More than just a means to carry on the ambience(qìfēn/氣氛) of former times, the oilpaper umbrella is a precious (zhēnguì/珍貴) handicraft(shǒugōngyì/手工藝) that deserves to be preserved and appreciated (zànshǎng/讚賞).
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