The oil paper umbrella has a history of over 1，000 years in China. In early Tang Dynasty，it was introduced（引进），so it was called the"Tang Umbrella". However，as steel﹣ribbed（钢骨的），the hand﹣made oil paper umbrella s were less popular.
Yuhang in Hangzhou is known for making oil paper umbrellas for more than 230 years. They are mainly made of skin paper，bamboo，a coating of Tung oil（桐油），including making bamboo ribs，pasting paper（糊纸）
In 2015，Liu Weixue，left a well﹣paid job to learn the traditional art from his grandfather. Now，"Liu said. He improved（改进）the umbrellas to win the hearts of young people. As the traditional paper was easy to break，his umbrellas were opened and closed for 1，000 times without breaking. He used a kind of lighter bamboo to make the umbrellas weigh less.
In 2017，Liu opened an online shop to sell oil paper umbrellas. Now Liu's shop has more than 80，000 followers. He hopes to pass on the traditional art. He goes to local schools to teach students. He also goes to activities in different places to show more people about the art.
