The story of the invention of umbrella

4000 years ago, a child was walking in the rain with a big lotus leaf on his head, and the rain beads rolled down the sloping side of the lotus leaf, which inspired people to invent umbrellas. "The lotus leaf overhead may inspire people to create umbrellas, but it is also possible that children imitate the innocence of adults wearing hats, which is not much different from children riding bamboo horses with wooden pistols at their waist. Even if we take a step back, the revelation of the lotus leaf above our heads is reasonable, but where should we start "4,000 years ago"? In fact, there are various legends about the invention of umbrellas. It is the widely circulated and documented "Master Lu Ban". It is said that Lu Ban works for ordinary people in the countryside, and his daughter-in-law Yun Shi delivers meals back and forth every day. In the rainy season, she is often caught in the rain. Luban designed and built some pavilions along the way. When it rains, he can hide in the pavilion for a while. Although the pavilion is good, it is always inconvenient to set up more pavilions. Moreover, children's faces change three times a day in spring, and thunderstorms come quickly in summer, even as fast as lightning. Cloud suddenly thought, "if only there were a small pavilion around." After listening to his daughter-in-law, Lu Ban suddenly realized. The powerful and all-powerful inventor of China cut out a piece of cloth, put on a movable skeleton and put on a handle according to the pavilion. Yu is the first "umbrella" in the world, so he came out. According to Jade Chip, the umbrella was invented by Lu Ban's daughter-in-law to take care of her husband who works outside all day. It seems that if you want to apply for a patent, it is more reasonable for the Luban couple to enjoy it. The invention of this umbrella is the product of their love and common concern. Lu Ban was a skillful craftsman in the State of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Kong, a contemporary, travels around the world and inevitably suffers from the sun and rain. So he made a fixed umbrella in the car, which can not only shelter from the wind and rain, but also protect from the sun and summer. This kind of fixed "umbrella" can be seen on the second commemorative stamp "Traveling around the World" of J 162 "The 2540th Anniversary of Confucius' Birth" issued in 1989.

Perfume umbrella The paper industry in Tang Dynasty was very developed, and the social paper was widely used. A craftsman painted tung oil on paper to make a rain-proof oil-paper umbrella, which is a supplement to Luo umbrella (silk umbrella). Who knew it was very popular? For a time, the scene of everyone holding a paper umbrella when it rains can be seen everywhere in Chang 'an. Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty expressly stipulated that ordinary people should not use umbrellas, but only paper umbrellas. In the Qing Dynasty, people made a large number of black cloth umbrellas in Guangdong, Fujian and other places and sold them abroad. In other countries in the world, umbrellas used to be a symbol of majesty and emperors. The king of Thailand is a layman, and the golden umbrella is Zhang Li. The title of Burmese monarch is the king of giant umbrellas. Every time the Japanese emperor travels, there is always an umbrella bearer who respectfully accompanies him. These umbrellas have their own characteristics. Umbrella was introduced to Japan from China in the Tang Dynasty. In 78 1 year, on the street of Chang' an (now Xi city, Shaanxi province), it suddenly rained one day. All the people in the street walked by with umbrellas, except a Japanese monk who came to study in China. He touched his wet bald head as if he understood something. After returning home, he bought many umbrellas and took them to Japan by all means to give them to relatives and friends. Since then, umbrellas have become popular in Japan. 1747, British businessman Han Wei went to Guangzhou, China to handle the goods. He felt good to see people walking in the rain with black cloth umbrellas. I brought an umbrella back to London before returning home. 1750, when he held an umbrella under the London bell tower to shelter from the rain, he was ridiculed by passers-by as a monster: "Ha, men don't respect God's will, and it's disgusting to hide under monsters." Others accused him of disrespecting God and should be punished. Han Wei ignored this and took an umbrella to the streets every day to publicize the benefits of using an umbrella. Umbrella first appeared in new york, USA. At the end of 18, the streets were in chaos. The women shouted, this retractable monster can scare people to death. Naughty children followed, throwing stones at the umbrella bearers ... It can be seen that it is by no means simple, relaxed and relaxed for an invention to be recognized by the society and a commodity to be accepted by people, and sometimes it will experience many misunderstandings and twists and turns. Decades later, the Pope became interested in umbrellas. In the name of God, he clarified the mistake of the umbrella. The pope appeared under an umbrella to show his solemnity. Umbrella is not only a tool used by people, but also a collection. There is a man named Joseph Hamm in France who is famous for collecting all kinds of umbrellas in the world. He collected parasols used by European nobles nine centuries ago, paper umbrellas made in Hangzhou, China, and various printed umbrellas made in Japan. The smallest umbrella is only 3.5 cm long; The maximum umbrella surface diameter is12m, which is half the size of a basketball court. Now, the role of umbrellas is recognized by the broad masses of the people and has become a necessary item for daily travel and going out. With the development of umbrella industry, umbrellas with different characteristics, such as umbrellas with radios, umbrellas with fragrance, umbrellas that can emit light, umbrellas for riot control and umbrellas for the blind, have emerged one after another, bringing people a lot of convenience and fun. With the progress of the times, more and more kinds of umbrellas are used. Automatic umbrellas and folding umbrellas are no longer rare, and sessile umbrellas return to the shape of "lotus leaves on the top of the head" and are worn on the heads of children and women riding bicycles. What kind of radio umbrellas, sun umbrellas, blind umbrellas, riot umbrellas and so on have also come out. In Winoush, Vermont, USA, people use a light foam plexiglass which is stronger than steel and can transmit light as an umbrella cover and a large skeleton made of criss-crossing metals. A huge motor is used to run a giant umbrella with a height of 67 meters and an area of 4000 square meters. This umbrella has become a tourist attraction in America. From the lantern riddle of "a bamboo supports a room behind the door" to the praise of "sunny weather, retiring after success, and coming storm", it not only summarizes the function of the umbrella, but also praises the style of the umbrella. Exquisite flower umbrellas have loosened the rainy season in Jiangnan. Since 2008, various creative umbrellas have appeared in the market, such as kettle umbrellas and perfume umbrellas.