In ancient China, there was a saying that bundles of grass were used as pens. According to academic circles, the earliest brushes were made of thatch. The earliest pen-making craftsmanship has been lost. The grass strips were dry and unsuitable for writing a large number of Chinese characters, so later, the pen-making industry invented Zihao, Yanghao and Langhao. Despite this, pen-making experts are troubled by the difficulty in collecting pen materials. Therefore, ramie silk was added to the animal hair to make a hemp brush.
Famous pen makers such as Wang Yipin, Hu Kuizhang and Straw Hat Cui all intended to use ramie silk to strengthen their brushes. However, the ancient hemp brushes have been lost. Mr. Qigong sought the traces of history and specially invited Ms. Zhu Yaqin, a master of Chinese craftsmanship and the successor of Wang Yipin's pen making, to restore her craftsmanship.
After half a year of trial production, Zhu Yaqin reinvented the hemp brush. The hemp brush is named Yuan Baifeng