Where is the specialty of wickerwork in Qixian County?

Wickerwork is a specialty of Qixian County and one of the traditional cultural handicrafts with China characteristics. There are six main types of knitting technology in wickerwork of Qixian County: fine knitting, threading knitting, fixed knitting, wood knitting, flat knitting and twisting knitting. Wickerwork products in Qixian County include plates, baskets, baskets and other household items, as well as decorations such as book boxes, cradles, vases, screens and picture frames. The wicker in Qixian County is white, soft and slender. Qixian's unique raw materials and special weaving technology constitute the unique style of Qixian wickerwork.

Qixian County is rich in "Salix psammophila", which has no trunk and many piers, strong adaptability, drought tolerance and easy survival, and is suitable for sand dune planting. Willow branches are soft, elastic and tough. Cutting, peeling and drying between late spring and summer. Willow branches are white and shiny, so it's perfect for dustpan. Products include radish, flower blue, safety helmet, basket, bucket, basket and dustpan.

In the Neolithic Age, wicker-woven plates, baskets, baskets and baskets appeared. Cups and plates in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is made of wicker and painted with color. This is called a cup. In the Tang Dynasty, Liuxiang in Cangzhou was very famous. In the Northern Song Dynasty, wickerwork reached its peak, and people turned willow twigs into boxes of reeds. Since then, the technology of wickerwork has been developing continuously. Traditional wickerwork varieties mainly include suitcases, baskets and dustpans. Since 1960, the export and production of handicrafts in wickerwork, Qixian County have made great progress.