Houdian Village is the real birthplace of Chinese brush, the hometown of brush, and Houdian brush in Hengshui, Hebei Province.
China Houdian Brush is produced in Houdian Village, Hengshui City, Hebei Province. In ancient times, it was called Mengbi, also known as "Mengtian Jingbi" and "Houbi", and it was called Xiangbi in ancient times. The pen holder is long and hard, combining rigidity with softness, full of ink, smooth and not stagnant. Mainly produced in Houdian Village, Taocheng District, the hometown of Hengshui brush, with more than 270 varieties.
The writing brush in Houdian is said to be made by Meng Tian, a general in Qin Dynasty (the general who supervised the construction of the Great Wall in Wan Li in Qin Dynasty, and the writing brush is considered to be the first one by Meng Kuo). According to historical records, from 22 1 BC to 207 BC, Meng Tian led 300,000 troops to stick to the northern frontier of Qin Dynasty and passed through Houdian. On March 3rd, he began to write letters with rabbit hair bamboo tubes as pens, and then presented the brushes to Houdian people. Later, Houdian people copied "Meng Tian's fine pen". In the Tang Dynasty, Li, a brush artist from Houdian Village, opened a pen shop in Beijing, and a eunuch who loved calligraphy became his own brother. He often bought his own brush in the palace, which was appreciated by the emperor, so Houdian brush became famous all over the world and was regarded as a royal product. Therefore, on March 3rd every year, pen makers in Houdian area will set off firecrackers and hold a banquet to commemorate Meng Tian, the founder of writing brush.
Houdian brush is famous far and wide. During the Guangxu period, it was also regarded as a royal use because of its exquisite craftsmanship. Emperor Guangxu erected a monument in recognition of it and called it "Imperial Pen". In the early years of the Republic of China, Panama Games won a medal, so Houdian Village in Hengshui was called "Holy Land of Brush Writing" and "Hometown of Writing in the North". The writing brush in the back hall, the inner painting and the palace goldfish are also called "three wonders of balance".
Houdian brush is made of excellent materials, including the tail hair and hair of more than 40 kinds of animals, such as yellow wolf tail, fragrant raccoon tail, stone badger hair, Nanshan hair, cow ear hair, dog back hair and mouse beard. With elasticity and toughness, brushes with different specifications and types can be made by laying, pulling, twisting, joining and closing.
The back shop brushes attach great importance to the decoration of brushes to meet the requirements of domestic and foreign users. The pen container is made of nearly ten kinds of materials, such as Fei Xiangzhu, Cheng Yanzhu, Sun Zhu, Mahogany, Ivory Bamboo, Phyllostachys pubescens, Purple Bamboo and Spotted Bamboo. The opening and pressing of the pen holder are also made of bamboo, tooth, bone, horn, hardwood carving and other 17 kinds of raw materials, which are assembled by inlay and inlay technology. Some penholders are also embossed with patterns and characters such as "Dragon Playing with Phoenix", "Dragon Plate Column", "Happy Birthday" and "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", especially the high-grade brush "Dragon Playing with Phoenix" carved with ivory, which is not only a calligraphy tool, but also an artistic treasure. The production process is fine, fashionable and beautiful. In particular, with materials such as mahogany, boxwood, ivory, etc., high-end pens such as Erlong Play Beads, Longfeng, Phoenix Play Peony, ancient costume figures, landscape flowers and trees are carefully carved and inlaid. , more like icing on the cake, become a beautiful and elegant handicraft with practical value. Deeply loved and appreciated by calligraphy lovers at home and abroad.
The brush-making process in the back shop is purely hand-made, which is divided into more than 300 manual operation processes such as basin, odd job, dry job, lettering and color loading. Strict acceptance system is implemented in the whole process, which makes the product quality stable and reliable.
Houdian brush is simple, elegant and exquisite, and it is the first choice for painters and art collectors. It is also a boutique for units or individuals to communicate and give gifts, which is deeply loved by consumers.
Li Xiannian, Yang Chengwu, Wang, Ji Pengfei, Fang Yi, Liu Zhijian and other national leaders visited Houdian Village and wrote inscriptions. Famous calligraphers such as Qi Gong, Fan Ceng, Liu Bingsen, Xiao Lao, Shen Peng, Fan Ceng, Sun Mofo and the last emperor Aisingiorro Jeff splashed ink on the brush in the back hall. Thick brush is well-known at home and abroad, and exported to Japan, Europe, Southeast Asia and other 11 countries and regions, with an annual export volume of more than 3 million pieces. Won the "Hundred Flowers Award" of Arts and Crafts and the National Excellent Product Certificate, as well as the Tianjin Import and Export Commodity Inspection Bureau and the Tianjin Foreign Trade Export Inspection Exemption Certificate. Fengyun, Shuiyue, Xiaolanghao and other brushes were designated as "trustworthy inspection-free products" by Tianjin Port.