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  2. Oil-paper umbrella - Wikipedia

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    Oil-paper umbrella art in the Northern Thailand, or Chiang Mai dates back to around two hundred years. The umbrella scaffold is made from green bamboo sticks, the colors and images are abundant including pictures of scenery, animals, people and flowers. The umbrella surfaces can have a square shape in addition to the traditional circular one.

  3. Leung So Kee - Wikipedia

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    Leung So Kee Umbrella Factory was founded in 1885 (or 1886, according to some sources) in Huiai Xilu, Guangzhou (廣州惠愛西路) by Leung So (梁蘇). Mr Leung imported materials overseas to manufacture western style umbrellas which cost about a half-month salary of an average worker at that time.

  4. Umbrella (film) - Wikipedia

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    In another part of China, in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, a successful farmer has become an entrepreneur, running an umbrella manufacturing business. The film then shifts to Shanghai, as it follows students and recent graduates who struggle to find employment in a hyper-competitive market. The students know that failure to find a job will mean a ...

  5. Category:Umbrella manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Umbrella manufacturers" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Joseph L. Bates;

  6. A look inside China's eerie 'zombie factories' - AOL

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    Hebei province was once regarded as China's steel belt but many factories have become so-called 'zombie factories' in recent years as government mills are being shut down and privately-owned ...

  7. Blackouts Hit Chinese Cities and Factories as China ... - AOL

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    Several cities across China have experienced power cuts in recent days amid a coal shortage and a push to meet strict emissions targets. The outages have slowed down factories, prompting supply ...

  8. European factories struggled last month as China's perked up ...

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    (Reuters) -Manufacturing activity fell sharply across Europe last month and a further decline in demand dashed hopes for an imminent turnaround, whereas in China factories extended their recovery ...

  9. Wildlife of China - Wikipedia

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    China's big cat species include the tiger, leopard, snow leopard and clouded leopard. The tiger is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, and figures prominently in Chinese culture and history. Tiger bones are used in traditional Chinese medicine and tiger fur is used for decoration. The animal is vulnerable to poaching and habitat loss ...