◎Reed Grass Handicraft of Hengshui Lake

There is a beautiful environment,more than a hundred kinds of birds,and around a thousand hectares of reed at Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve.It has been recorded in the Sui Dynasty that people used wheat straw to make craft paintings.The Management Committee of Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve has developed the reed grass production technology fruitfully by learning from and exploring the ancient folk crafts and use of the modern technology.Local rich reed,cattail,wheat straw,etc.,are adopted to make craft paintings through material selection,ironing,base production,blanching,cutting,trimming,weaving,carving,collaging and other processes,to show all kinds of flowers,birds,fish,insects,calligraphy,painting,figures,and landscape scenery.These handicraft works not only have the natural luster and texture of reed,but also are fine and true to life like meticulous painting,a type of traditional Chinese realistic painting.With unique artistic effect and praised as green handicraft,they are the first choice for the decoration of houses,hotels and offices,good gifts for relatives and friends,and good collections for value preservation.(https://www.daowen.com)