Bi Liufu, an inheritor of oil paper umbrella craftsmanship

Bi Liufu, a 59-year-old villager in Fenshuiling Township, Luzhou City of southwest China's Sichuan Province, is a sixth-generation inheritor of traditional Chinese oil paper umbrellas . Bi, who began to make oil paper umbrellas since he was a child, has exerted great efforts to preserve the craftsmanship and skills over the past years. Oil paper umbrellas, which are well-known for their fine quality and beautiful pattern, is a symbol of happiness, good fortune and romance. [Photo/Chinanews.com]