Qingshen Bamboo Weaving

Qingshen's bamboo weaving is a national intangible heritage. The work begins with a knife and a strip of bamboo, and ends in objects thin enough to read a painting through.

Qingshen Bamboo Weaving
Bamboo weaving, illustrative image

Qingshen Bamboo Weaving

Qingshen Bamboo Weaving

A strip thin as thread

Qingshen bamboo weaving splits bamboo into strips as thin as thread for baskets, fans and pictures; the national listing calls the craft endangered.

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