Baiyangdian,located in Hebei central plain,abounds in fishes and reeds from the ancient time by now,named county of fish and reed.
With water areas for 460 thousands Mus,including 120 thousands reed field,Baiyangdian produces reeds about several hundred thousands tons every one year.The reeds with color in white,quality in soft,fiber in slender,are the ideal material for running reed weaving business.
Reed weaving products is the traditional articles of handicraft art in Baiyangdian.With many skillful craftsmen,Water County produces reed weaving products which is not only made from pure white reeds of Baiyangdian,but also have strong local feature.
Reed weaving products imported has five types and 28 article numbers,such as vertical curtain,line curtain,fence shade curtain,reed ceiling and so on.Line curtain has five specifications,both of which is got form reed poles with 8mm diameter in series.
Line curtain,with woven design,is produced by using brown strings as wrap yarn,and by reeds without peel as weft yarns,which is mainly used as curtain to shade and door curtain in bedroom.It is not only useful products but decoration.
Fence shade curtain is made by reeds with peel in series,used as screen in taking bath on beach or as screen for flowers.
Reed ceiling,a kind of craftsman is woven by more than two layers of reeds into different pictures and then stick on plywood,mainly used as wall paste,ceiling in room.The pictures are designed in many ways,such as crosspattern,Square patterns,Triangle pattern,herringbone,pepper eye and son on.With the decoration of reed ceiling,room will be show quite and elegant,even make people feel he is in natural scenery.
Baiyangdian Reed weaving products with delicate crafts ship,pretty design and color mild,are quite popular in Japan,French,U.S.A.and Italy and so on.