Bamboo Screen or Curtain of Luoning,Luoyang

The bamboo screen or curtain of Luoning came into being in the Ming Dynasty. The handicraft developed greatly after the foundation of the Peoples Republic of China and enjoys a good sale both at home and abroad. The varieties of curtain include door-curtains, curtains and cushion-curtains of hallway. There are different kinds of designs like swallows, curves, straight lines, stars, etc.. According to the joints of bamboos, the weavers make the arrangement skillfully and make into various kinds of beautiful patterns. The swallow-designed curtains are made from the dark green of bamboos and the natural yellowish color of bamboo joints, and in this way pictures of ' herds of swallows on the wall ',which are beautiful ,elegant and fascinating, are formed.