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Culture: Artisan keeps oil-paper umbrella tradition alive

Xingyang, a small village in Tengchong county of Baoshan city, Yunnan province, is famous for its oil-paper umbrellas, which boast more than a century of tradition. Zheng Yinghai, an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage, began making oil-paper umbrellas when he was 8 and continues to keep the tradition alive. Visit our website to read about his story.