What is a Xue Tao Raft?

Xue Tao was a poetess in Tang Dynasty. His father, a court music official, went to Shu and settled in Chengdu to avoid the disaster of war. Xue Tao lost his father when he was a child, so he lost his life and became a prostitute. He lived in Huanhuaxi, Chengdu in his early years and was good at writing poems. The paper produced in Shu is very good, and it has long been famous for taking notes. Du Fu has a poem "Shu Zhu Dyes Han Guang". This poem is dedicated to Gao Shi, who is an official in western Sichuan. Chengdu Huanhuaxi has always been a place where stationery is produced, and it is often recorded. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Zhuang wrote "Song of Begging for Color in Handwriting" and said: "Huanhuaxi is like a flower viewer, but the Green Pavilion doesn't know about Tibetans. Leaving the head of the stream rustling and splashing into the orangutan color on the paper. " Xue Tao took notes in Huanhuaxi. In the Ming Dynasty, He Duyu's "One Step Talk about Zi" said that "Shu Jian was famous in ancient times, but he was good at Xue Tao in the prosperous Tang Dynasty." Mingzhe Shi, a record of scenic spots in the middle of Shu, and Xue Tao Biography, a Wanli edition, all said that Xue Tao lived in Baihuatan and made small crimson stationery in the east.

According to "The Sound of Tang Yin Yao Sheng", poetry notes began in Xue Tao. Tao was good at writing small poems, cherishing the long surplus of paper, and ordered craftsmen to narrow it and not accept it, so it was convenient to use it. His notes are dyed in ten colors, so the poet has ten words to change the notes. "Pastoral Chat" contains: People who water flowers often take ten-color notes, so Xue Tao makes new models, loosens the paper slightly, and uses more poems. "Going to Beijing on Capital" contains: Huajian has been famous since ancient times, and he was good at Shi Xue in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

The writing paper designed by Xue Tao is a kind of writing paper with moderate length and width, which is convenient for writing poems. This kind of stationery was originally used to write poems, and then it was gradually used to write letters. Even the official national stationery uses this kind of stationery, which has been passed down to this day. According to the report, Xue Yong will draw red cockscomb flowers, lotus flowers and unknown safflower on a small piece of paper with a brush or brush, mash the petals into mud and add water. After repeated experiments, he will take out the dye from safflower, add some gum and mix it evenly, and apply it on paper to make the color uniform again and again. Wet the paper with a book clip, paste colored paper with absorbent hemp paper, then fold it one by one, flatten it and dry it in the shade. Thus solving the problems of uneven appearance and making multiple colored papers at one time. Xue Tao made a small colored note with his own painting. In order to change the pattern, sprinkle small petals on the small paper to make a red paper. Compared with the traditional dipping method, the brushing method adopted in Xue Tao has the characteristics of material saving, convenient processing and low production cost, which is similar to the modern coating processing technology.

There are ten colors of stationery in Xue Tao: crimson, pink, apricot yellow, bright yellow, dark blue, light blue, dark green, light green, verdigris and residual clouds. Why do you like red so much? Generally speaking, red is a happy color, which makes people happy and excited, and also symbolizes her desire for a normal life. This may be the reason why Xue Tao loves red. On the other hand, Xue Tao may intentionally break the dull tone of yellow at that time.