De Paul County No. 83 East Street , folk craftsmen Li Kui fresh home. Small workshop where , stocked with a variety of materials used in making baskets – straw , bamboo, colored paper , silk , silk , colored beads , sequins and so on. Stainless steel on a shelf , hung a row of colorful baskets have been completed , allowing visitors to admire its sophisticated technology at the same time , it is addictive.
60-year- old Li Kui fresh , 20 -year-old began making baskets , after decades of exploration accumulation, now weaving skills have reached a pinnacle . She and other crafts people Debao County Wong Chui grid, in the traditional process of innovation on improvements to make more baskets Debao national characteristics and cultural charm – June 8, 2013 , in Guangxi, the country celebrate the eighth . ” heritage Day “series of activities, they weave baskets , handsome in appearance , fine workmanship, simple and elegant, small and exquisite features , won the presence of officials, experts , reporters and the audience appreciated.
De Paul baskets called Zhuang ethnic handicrafts wonderful work , as early as the Ming Dynasty had known. Historical records, Wu Ming dynasty, Zhen’an House ( now De Paul area ) prefect Cen Tianbao as precious as the baskets , gift treasures often as guests . ” De Paul County” records: ” baskets , using straw and laden with gorgeous silk woven wire made of small and exquisite style of the Ming Dynasty , Debao County Zhuang people birthday, Ban Hunshi other festive day, there exchanged baskets for celebration customs . ” time, when people put flowers ornaments , placed windowsill table to contrast auspicious atmosphere .
20 In the 1970s, De Paul flowers blue once glorious moment . 1971 , for the transmission of national craftsmanship , the development of local ethnic handicrafts , handicraft association Debao County centralized ancient tho, that warm, county and other places of folk weaving masters , the formation of Debao County bamboo plant, bamboo knitting circle rich ethnic characteristics Kei , visiting baskets, bamboo oil cap, chair and so on. Later bamboo plant has engaged Tanxue Qian , Yong Mulan and other flowers woven chef , specializing in woven baskets de Paula . Throughout the 1970s , De Paul round Kei , flower baskets , wicker , bamboo and other handicrafts oil cap has been booming sales . De Paul baskets are exported to the United States , Germany, Britain , Japan and other countries.
October 1972 , Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region assignments, Debao County bamboo plant responsible for the selection , Kim Huang Jia Zhuang girl carrying a number of baskets , to Beijing to participate in the National Arts and Crafts Exhibition . Exhibition, De Paul baskets by the participating foreign friends and overseas Chinese highly. According to ” De Paul County” records : Premier Zhou Enlai to see De Paul baskets , amazed , cherish , adding it as a gift to Prince Sihanouk and other foreign heads of state . In 1995, the “Ninth Five World Conference on Women ” held in Beijing Debao baskets are designated as general arts and crafts exhibits , the second Beijing exhibition, by the participants of national officials , experts and foreign tourists appreciated.
October 15, 2013 , the reporter interviewed Li Kui fresh when she was carefully put one into a big beautiful baskets carton . She said: “Tomorrow , Baise City Light Bureau leaders should send a car to pick me up , went to Nanning to participate in the region’s arts and crafts competitions contest, these days I have been doing preparatory work it , I hope this can be a good Places . ”
Reporters counted a total of 14 baskets , five flower fan . Flowers large, medium and small three specifications , the large diameter 30 cm, small only 10 cm , were decorated with flowers, roses, olives , Phoenix , butterflies, white Stock and other patterns, gives the overall impression is : the composition sophisticated , fine workmanship, simple and elegant , bright colors . Large baskets basket lid , also with colored silk embroidered ” De Paul baskets ” words, not only highlights the Origin added beauty. Li Kui fresh proud to say that it was her own creativity, traditional baskets are not marked origin .
” The materials produced baskets straw , bamboo, silk , colored beads , colored paper , sequins , etc. A full basket of flowers from the basket handle, basket cover, basket body, basket at the end of four parts . Woven bamboo to do with when the first frame , then turn basketry mouth, basket , base , basket lid , handle and all parts eleven prepared well, final assembly into a complete basket of flowers . ” Li Kui fresh turn with reporters in the room , watch points put baskets throughout the materials and components have been completed .
After the 1980s , De Paul baskets almost disappeared . 1990s , Debao County CPPCC has written strongly recommend , De Paul County also has restored De Paul flower blue plant will, but ultimately failed to achieve . Why is this so ?
Reporters learned that a major problem is the material . De Paul ‘s main material is straw baskets , baskets plants do produce a large number of baskets , you need to grow a lot of wheat , and wheat yield less income , farmers are reluctant to grow , because of limited financial resources, the government failed to give some support, so wheat area less and less, more and more scarce material baskets , flower baskets factory also do not become.
Process is a complicated reason . Li Kui Xian said: ” compiled a dozen baskets need to complete a complex process , especially since the various components of the smaller baskets , plus a small soft straw , knitting, relax the hands and feet , one must be careful of a braiding , this not only requires consummate skill , but also need to be carefully and endurance large craft and make a little money , many young people do not want to engage in this business and now the whole Debao county , only three or four people with my apprenticeship . ”
In fact , De Paul Flowers has been foreign guests of all ages , there is a lucrative market . It is understood that a person skilled basket weave a medium with 10 days or so, can be sold at 800 to 1,000 yuan . In recent years Li Kui Wong Chui grid prepared fresh and baskets , a listing did not hawking all customers to come to the . Li Kui fresh and reporters say such a thing: “There is a French guy, married a Jingxi girl, the girl ‘s a girlfriends and I want a basket of flowers , a gift for the bride and groom . Groom and put it with flowers go home , he met a friend , but also full of praise for the French guy sent word to say , please help us to compile a number of baskets , how much will be allocated to the number . Unfortunately, at that time did not straw , can not meet the requirements of guy , let him down . ”
Currently, baskets Debao County has included the production process at the county level non-material cultural heritage , is further collected information reporting municipal intangible cultural heritage list . If through the organization of training , so that more people weave baskets De Paul , through reform and innovation, so that more people enjoy the De Paul baskets , wrapping promotion, to allow more people to accept de Paula flowers, hydrangea as Jingxi same de Paul baskets back to glory , becoming a local rich project , it should be said is possible .
