Inheritor preserves old tradition of making oil paper umbrella

Zheng Yinghai walks in his courtyard holding an oil paper umbrella in Tengchong, Yunnan province, Nov 30, 2015. [Photo/SIPA]

Xingyang village, in Tengchong county, Baoshan city of Yunnan province is a small village with 100 households. It is well known for its tradition of making oil paper umbrella, which has more than one hundred years of history.

Zheng Yinghai, a 90-year-old inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage in Baoshan city, began making oil paper umbrella when he was eight years old and still keeps the tradition alive.

"In the past, I made oil paper umbrella for a living, now it has become my habit," Zheng said.