In the Qing dynasty, the purse became an ornament of Manchu people, from the palace to the common people, and even some people of other nationalities. There is a team of craftsmen in the palace who specialize in sewing purses, making exquisite purses for the emperor to give to princes and ministers every year, and giving them a stable purse every year. The Qing dynasty also had regulations on the materials used for purse. The royal family uses yellow fabrics to make wallets, while ordinary people are not allowed to use yellow fabrics. Watch your wallet. Men wear purses on both sides of their belts, and women wear purses on the second buttons of skirts or cheongsam. For example, on the Dragon Boat Festival every year, women put special purses in buns. Shen Zhaoluan, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, wrote in a poem describing the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in Jilin: "Phoenix gives birth to a tuxedo?" , colorful silk and bamboo brooms embroidered purse. " There is also a poem written by Huang Duanwu, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, when he visited Jilin during the Dragon Boat Festival. The poem reads, "Brocade is colorful and satin purse is stacked in a bun."

As for bureaucratic gentry families, in addition to wearing money bags, they also regard it as an art to beautify the interior. Some people embroider with real gold and silver thread, and the materials used for purse are also very expensive to show their dignity. Cao Xueqin, a writer in Qing Dynasty, once described the purse in many places in A Dream of Red Mansions. For example, in the eighth bell ceremony between Jia Mu and Qin, it was written that Jia Mu had another purse and a Venus, which means "satellite merging". "

Ordinary people, people not only like to wear leather bags, but also regard them as gifts for people. In particular, young Manchu men and women regard wallets as a symbol of their love. The girl gave her hand-embroidered wallet to her lover to show her commitment to life. In the northeast, there is a folk song "Embroidering the Pouch", which says, "The cat in Gegege's house embroiders the purse with her aunt on her back, gently embroiders the leeches, embroidered the wings of butterflies, embroidered the eaves of purple swallows and embroidered the mandarin ducks floating in the water. No sooner had a flower heart been embroidered than someone knocked on the window lattice. Don't knock, I know, I'll give you a wallet. "

In the past, people in Northeast China, especially Manchu people, had a hobby of smoking. At first, people used leather bags to hold dry cigarettes. Gradually, this kind of leather bag has been extended and developed, and it is divided into leather bags and cigarette packs. Because the purse is filled with herbs, it is also called sachet or sachet. Cigarette cases are also called cigarette bags or pockets, and there is another kind of money called wallets.

Before the 1960s, almost all men who smoked in rural areas in Northeast China had cigarette bags, and the sewing technology was similar to that of sachets, except that the workmanship could be coarse and fine, and the styles were relatively simple, such as square, round or rectangular, and some were sewn with animal skins, such as deerskin, sheepskin or fish skin. It's also a robe and calf. It removes bones and muscles and retains fluff. The bottom is a black hoof nail, and the top is tied with an epithelial rope. The end of the rope is tied with a beautiful tobacco pouch knot and hung on the belt, which is beautiful and unique.

Today, tobacco bags are rare, and sachets are still an ornament. Although personal sewing embroidery is not common, as a folk handicraft, it is increasingly sold in batches, especially at the traditional Dragon Boat Festival or temple fair, and the purse has become a bright commodity in the stall of vendors. Wallet, an ancient traditional folk handicraft, is still favored by people.

Interview: Zhao, a researcher at wafangdian city Museum, told the story of his participation in the excavation of Liaoyan.

It is said that a Japanese general who invaded Northeast China at that time was also interested in Liao Yanyan in Qiaotou area. Princess Chuan Dao, who was dominant on horseback at that time, appreciated the exquisiteness of Liao Yanyan very much and bought a piece of Liao Yanyan from the best old house in Qiaotou at that time. However, the stubborn old curtilage head would rather die than buy, rather break than be perfect. The legend of living up to people has also spread around Qiaotou.

Twenty years ago, there was another thing that could show the glory of Liao Yan in 1930s. 1In August, 986, a farmer in Wafangdian, southern Liaoning Province dug up a three-way treasure inkstone engraved with the words Qiaotou and Kant for seven years, which was in the 1930s during the puppet Manchukuo period. When Liao inkstone, which had been sleeping in the soil for more than 30 years, opened the lid, the ink in the inkstone pool could still wet the nib, which proved that Liao inkstone did not run away. Moreover, its sculptor is not only a traditional relief, but also a wisp of empty sculpture, with fine knife work and lively modeling.

The old Baiyun tree in Qiaotou Town has never fallen, and the people who made inkstones under it have never broken their skills. There are several inkstones at home, which show the real life of today's inkstone craftsmen at Qiaotou.