About writing brush

Millennium Wonderful Pen Ruyang Liu: A family of writing brushes in the Central Plains, bearing heavy Chinese culture. In Liucun, Ruyang, an ordinary village in Henan Province of the Central Plains, the processing technology of brush has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is called the "living fossil" of culture. Liu, a native of Ruyang, makes a living by making pens. Almost every family can write, and every family can make a brush. There have been many pen-making families, which have been passed down from generation to generation. A small brush condenses historical events and has a constant love affair with countless cultural celebrities. A few days ago, Liu, the chairman of Ruyang Liu Pen Industry Co., Ltd., Xiangcheng, Henan Province, once again declined the production order of 6,543,800 sets of brushes from a Korean company, with a total capital of 25 million yuan-the production capacity really can't meet the recent needs of customers. Xiangcheng has made small brushes a big industry, and now the total output value of brushes in the city is nearly 100 million yuan, with profits and taxes of more than 20 million yuan. According to Xiangcheng County Records, the Six Walls of Ruyang were created by Meng Tian, a general of Qin Dynasty, and passed down by Liu Yin, the ancestor of the Six Walls of Ruyang. Since then, Ruyang Liubi has made a living by writing, almost every family has a pen, and every family can make a writing brush, which has produced many pen-making families, which have been passed down from generation to generation. It has a history of more than 2,000 years, and is called the "living fossil" of culture. Today, it has spread to the 66th generation. Xie An, a statesman and strategist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher, are in-laws. In the autumn of 380 AD, Xie An returned to his hometown of Taikang to visit relatives. Taikang is not too far away from Liucun, Ruyang, Xiangcheng, so Xie An came to Liucun, Ruyang, bought several tubes of fine brushes and gave them to her in-laws Wang Xizhi. Wang Xizhi wrote "Preface to the Lanting Pavilion" with a stroke of a pen, and repeatedly praised "wonderful pen, wonderful pen". Therefore, Ruyang Liucun is called a "wonderful pen". During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Ruyang Liu Pen Makers traveled all over the country and opened pen houses in various provinces, such as Wenlintang, Yiyantang, Tiansunzhai and Hall of Supreme Harmony. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Liu, a pen artist in Ruyang, opened a pen village in Huaiyang County, named "Yiyantang", which means that the quality of writing brushes is good, so there is no need to be choosy and bargain. The reputation of the "First Research Hall" also lies in the talent pool-pen maker Ma Dechang holds a knife in the "First Research Hall". The pure wool invented by Ma Dechang (originally half wool and half hemp) is a local unique skill, that is, in the selection of pen-making raw materials, high-grade goat hair and Pennisetum purplish tip are selected. In the production process, four knives were used. In the lettering of the pen holder, other pens will use double-edged characters, while "Yi Yantang" will add another knife. After removing the bottom, it is colored, and the lettering on the pen will never fade.