Which country first invented the present folding umbrella?

Legend has it that 4000 years ago, the then tribal leader Huangdi and another tribal leader Chiyou fought in Zhuolu (now Hebei Province). It was late spring and early summer, the wind was blowing and the sun was shining. The Yellow Emperor ordered people to set up a tent on the chariot to keep out the sun and sand, and to look at the position of the opposing army to decide the offensive countermeasures. Later, the Yellow Emperor won. The ancients were superstitious and thought it was the result of Gai Hua's blessing, so they regarded it as a symbol of honor and power. Gai Hua followed the Yellow Emperor wherever he went. The so-called canopy, like a circular cloth cover, has a long stick under it, which can't be folded up or stretched out, and is relatively heavy. The word umbrella only appeared in China in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which is very vivid. In ancient times, it was called Beggars' Sect.

Some inventions were created by one person; Some inventions are the crystallization of many people's wisdom after a long time, and then gradually commercialized. The invention of the umbrella belongs to the latter. After all, the weather is unpredictable, and the land is doomed. Ancient aerial leaves, lotus leaves, etc. Is the earliest way to shelter from the rain. But leaves and lotus leaves are not new creations and should not be included in the scope of invention. On the other hand, umbrellas are the crystallization of human wisdom.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius traveled around the world and had to get caught in the rain. Disciple Yan Hui sighed: "Confucius will do it, and the rain will have no cover." In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty passed the Fengqiu in Henan, and the canopy was bigger than the city gate. Liu Xiu was furious and wanted to behead the county magistrate. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan won the battle and gave him his canopy in recognition of the general Lu Xun, which was a great honor. The cover is the predecessor of the umbrella, but it is out of touch with ordinary people. After the Northern and Southern Dynasties, some rich officials worked as oiled paper umbrellas and let craftsmen copy the covers, which was different from them. So an umbrella made of silk, with a smaller skeleton than the umbrella cover, can support the rain and shade the sun. 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. In a fashionable phrase, it is the crystallization of love.

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.

In BC 1 100, people in China already used umbrellas to identify themselves. The ribs are made of bamboo or sandalwood, and covered with an umbrella cover made of leaves or feathers. The word "umbrella" only appeared in English in the12nd century. In the past, there were only parasols, but in the1733rd century, Parisians used tarpaulins as umbrellas. 1750, Han Wei, an Englishman, brought an umbrella back to London after traveling abroad, causing a sensation.

1874, Hawkes, a metal wiredrawing worker in Dika area near Xueer, obtained the patent right of arc steel umbrella rib. With this umbrella rib, the umbrella can be tightened, and it has since become a common rain gear for British gentlemen.

1930, Haupt, a Berliner, invented the telescopic umbrella. Academics also said that umbrellas were invented by China in the 4th century during the Three Kingdoms period.