What does dustpan mean?

A dustpan is a daily necessities. There are two kinds, one is a shovel-shaped device for loading garbage, the other is a large pinch made of rattan or peeled wicker and bamboo, and there are devices for lifting rice and removing chaff.

Hand-made dustpan is a famous local product in Zhengning County. This place rich in handmade dustpans is Hetaoyu Village, Zhoujia Town. Its dustpan weaving skill was brought by Yang Zushang when he immigrated from Houma Township, Quwo County, Shanxi Province in 1489, with a history of more than 500 years. Hetaoyu dustpan is famous for its uniqueness.

Functional use:

A dustpan is a kind of agricultural tool, which is used to dust off impurities and empty shells in rice. It is also used to dry persimmons and peanuts in rural areas. Wickerwork is used in the north and bamboo weaving is used in the south. This dustpan comes from a rural market in Rongan County, Liuzhou, Guangxi. For farmers, this is a very common daily necessities. A closer look reveals that the workmanship is quite meticulous and neat, and the producer must be a good cook.

Category difference:

There are many kinds of dustpans in Hetaoyugou, which are widely used. Its advantages are deep nest, flat palm, no loose grain and no publicity. Flat palm is conducive to broadcasting sundries, leaving no residue, so as to change. In the farmhouse, dustpan is a necessity of family life. A dustpan can be thrifty for many generations, at least ten years.

The types of dustpan are big dustpan, small dustpan and clean dustpan. A clean dustpan is a small dustpan between a big dustpan and a small dustpan. It has no supporting angle and is mainly used for loading things. With the diversification of daily use, weavers also produce a variant dustpan.

This dustpan is upright on three sides and open on one side. It has a tongue that spits out waste. This variant dustpan is called a basket, which has a foreign porcelain washbasin similar to what we use every day.

As far as capacity is concerned, there are big baskets and small baskets, and as far as shape is concerned, there are square baskets, round baskets and rectangular baskets. From the use point of view, there are steamed bread baskets, sewing baskets, dry cigarette baskets and so on. The workmanship of the basket is simpler than that of the dustpan, but the craft is more exquisite, and a process of sketching is added.

There are flowers, birds, fish and insects painted on it, which are vivid and lifelike. Therefore, the basket is not only a daily necessities of family life, but also a folk art product. While developing its use value, it also gives it artistic vitality.