Where are the best brushes made?

There are three centers in the history of pen-making in China: Houbi (Hengshui, Hebei), Xu Anbi (Xuancheng, Anhui) and Hubi (Huzhou, Zhejiang). Now the brushes produced in Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing, Chengdu and other places also enjoy high reputation.

At present, the most famous origin of brush is Houdian Village in the suburb of Hengshui City, Hebei Province, which is called Houqiang. There is also Huzhou, Shanlian Town, Xing Wu County, Zhejiang Province, known as Hubi, and Wengang Town, Jinxian County, Jiangxi Province, known as Huaxia Bidu.

Lake pen is free and durable, and is known as "the skill of pen is the best in the world". The origin of tiger skin is Shanlian Town, Xing Wu County, Zhejiang Province. According to Records of the Historian-Biography of Meng Tian, Meng Tian's grandfather and father both made meritorious deeds, and took Meng Tian as the book of prison literature. This official position is to manage prison sentences and so on. In the twenty-sixth year of the first emperor, Meng Tian became General A Qin because of his family background. He attacked Qi, broke it and worshipped it as literature and history. "At this time of job promotion again. The post of literature and history is an official who manages court documents. "Qin has been integrated with the world, enabling Meng Tian to drive 300,000 people north to Rongdi, take Henan and build the Great Wall." Become a military attache guarding the Great Wall. But soon, "the first emperor wanted to travel all over the world, passing through Jiuping Plain, reaching Ganquan, and making Meng Tian pass." After Qin Shihuang unified China, he traveled all over the country, named Meng Tian as the "channel", and was a pioneer. Historical Records-The Biography of Qin Shihuang records that Qin Shihuang visited Huzhou when he toured the whole country: "In October of the 37th year, the emperor went on a trip ... and went to worship Yu Shun in Jiuke Chongshan, Yunxi, floating under the river, watching the river, crossing the sea pearl, crossing Danyang and reaching Qiantang, facing Zhejiang ... and meeting Ji, offering sacrifices to Dayu ..." The "Wu" in this paragraph is Huzhou today. " "Historical Records-Biography of Xiang Yu" states: "Xiang Liang killed people and evaded the enemy in Wuzhong, and all the scholars in Wuzhong went out of Xiang Liang. "Ji, Xiang Yu, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu rose up in Huzhou and once played the banner of Fu Su, so Fu Su's close friend Meng Tian may also abscond and hide in Huzhou, because it is recorded that Meng Tian advised the prince not to die. According to the above records, Qin Shihuang traveled around the world and visited Huzhou on the way. As a "channel" guard, Meng Tian may have been to Huzhou.

Lake brush is exquisite in material selection, fine in technology and wide in variety, ranging from coarse bowls to fine embroidered needles, with four characteristics: sharp, neat, round and healthy. Tip: refers to the conical tip; Qi: after the nib is flattened, it is as neat as a knife; Round: the pen is round and full; Jane: The pen holder is upright and elastic. Tiger skin has the characteristics of being sharp, neat, round and healthy, and is called the "four virtues" of tiger skin, so it is said that "Mao Ying's skill is the best in the world".

China Houdian Brush is produced in Houdian Village, Hengshui City, Hebei Province. Meng Tian's brushes are collectively referred to as pens, so there is one of the most famous brushes, namely "Meng Tian Respect Pen", also known as "Meng Tian Respect Pen" and "Hou Pen". The back pen is the writing brush of the back hall, which was called "elephant pen" in ancient times. The pen holder is long and hard, combining rigidity with softness, full of ink, smooth and not stagnant. 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". Houdian brush is made of excellent materials, long and hard, combining rigidity with softness, full of ink without dripping, slippery without stagnation. Mainly produced in Houdian Village, Taocheng District, the hometown of Hengshui brush, with more than 270 varieties. The brush-making process of Houdian is divided into more than 300 manual operations, such as basin, odd job, dry job, lettering and coloring. Strict acceptance system is implemented in the whole process, which makes the product quality stable and reliable. 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 classic brushes are well-known at home and abroad, and are exported to 11 countries and regions such as Japan, Europe and Southeast Asia, with an annual export volume of more than 3 million. 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. Shen Peng, the former executive director and vice chairman of China Calligraphers Association, attached great importance to the decoration of the brush in order to meet the requirements of domestic and foreign users.

Wengang Town, Wenxian County, Jiangxi Province is a well-known hometown of writing brushes, and is known as "the pen capital of Washington".

Wengang Brush has a long history, and China Brush Capital (18 pieces) has been passed down from generation to generation. It has exquisite craftsmanship, even ingredients and exquisite production. It is made of high-quality goat hair, rabbit hair, yellow wolf tail hair, fragrant raccoon hair, etc. as the main raw materials and refined according to the traditional technology. The four virtues of fur pen are "sharp, neat, round and healthy", that is, the nib and nib are neat. Wengang brush is as big as a broom and as small as a needle. There are many kinds of pens, including wolf hair, wool, purple hair, stone badger, bucket pen, eyebrow pencil, strip screen and combination pen, and there are more than 8 categories *** 1000. On the basis of inheriting the traditional technology, Wengang Brush boldly carries out technical innovation and quality improvement. Now the brush head is colorful, with seven colors: red, white, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple. Pen holders have different shapes and beautiful shapes, bamboo and wood inherit the tradition, ox bones are elegant and generous, plexiglass is bright and transparent, ceramics are as white as jade, cloisonne is quaint and novel, ivory is dignified and precious, durable and has its own characteristics.

Sharp tools make good work. Qiao Shi, Chu Tunan, Ye Fei, Zhao Puchu, Shu and other famous painters and painters of the former party and state leaders all wrote poems and painted pictures, which left a deep impression. Wengang brush has a long reputation since ancient times.

There used to be a "Taicang brush", which was also famous all over the world.

Taicang Brush is located in Taicang Village, pingle town, Jin Meng. Taicang Village, named after the location of the ancient imperial granary, has a total population of 1 100, with Pan accounting for more than 95%. The history of Taicang brush making is well documented, which began in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty and reached its peak in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. At that time, there were dozens of brush makers in Taicang Village, among whom Pan Youwen, Pan Yunsheng and Pan Taisheng were famous, and these names became their own names. Xi 'an has two brush shops specializing in Taicang brushes. Taicang brush is characterized by sharp nib, fullness and roundness, strong ink absorption, soft but not soft to use, smooth and elastic. At that time, Taicang brush was exported to Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and other provinces (autonomous regions) and enjoyed a long-standing reputation in the northern region. Among them, the small pen is the most famous and has become an indispensable bookkeeping tool for businesses. Taicang brush was also favored by the official department of the Qing court and became a pen for writing daily official documents. Most of the Mao writers in Taicang Village are Pan, and at its peak, there was a saying of "South Lake North Pan".