In your mind, how much can a dustpan sell for?
A few dollars, or a dozen dollars, anyway, no more than twenty yuan at most.
But in foreign countries, the price of a dustpan has soared to 2,000 yuan, and there are countless foreigners "crazy robbery", and even praised as "high-end bamboo art".
What's going on here?
The "dustpan" of the mainland
Have you ever seen a dustpan?
For people in the eighties and nineties, the dustpan was actually a kind of childhood memory.
Every time it comes to the busy farming season, the dustpan will "reappear in the rivers and lakes", and in this process, it is a great hero of the people.
After the corn is harvested, people need to separate the beaten corn kernels from some minced pieces, and at this time, the role of the dustpan appears.
We took the dustpan and rubbed it vigorously into the pile of corn kernels, then lifted the dustpan vigorously and began to bump up and down.
In this way, the impurities in the corn kernels can be well removed, so as to obtain very clean corn kernels.
Many children will repeat the actions of adults with a dustpan when they see adults doing this, although they may not even be able to pick up the dustpan, but they still can't help their "curiosity".
It can be said that in the impression of many people, the dustpan is an indelible childhood memory.
In addition to being used when harvesting corn, some dustpans can also be used to dry things, which also plays a very big role in life.
The dustpan is a traditional agricultural tool in the mainland, and its history can be traced back to ancient times, even earlier than the appearance of writing in the mainland.
According to relevant data, in the process of archaeology in the mainland, the earliest dustpan appeared in the Neolithic Age, which has a history of more than 8,000 years, and the dustpan at that time was actually made of straw.
However, in the later development of human civilization, the materials used to make dustpans have gradually changed, until the bamboo dustpans that appeared later have been used until now.
To put it simply, the dustpan is actually hand-woven from rattan or bamboo strips, which is round or bucket-shaped.
The bamboo weaving technology is a traditional craft in the mainland.
We often see dustpans of various sizes in rural yards, and then all kinds of food or some crops are placed in them.
This is actually a method of drying crops that people have discovered.
Because the structure of the dustpan is very unique, it allows air to circulate freely, so it is perfect for drying things.
Before, a craftsman posted a thing about bamboo weaving on the Internet, and the master worked hard to split a bowl of thick bamboo into several halves.
Then, after continuous processing, the bamboo becomes a very slender bamboo filament, and after various weavings, it eventually becomes the dustpan we see.
In this process, there are no bells and whistles, no special effects and filters, and there are just the ordinary "weaving" techniques of the craftsmen.
But after this video was posted on the Internet, it caused a very big reaction.
High-grade "Bamboo Artwork"
In the comment section of this video, almost all of them are praising craftsmen and this technology.
Many people say that what kind of magic is this, which can directly turn bamboo into a very "high-grade bamboo weaving art", which is simply amazing.
After this video went viral, some people saw the merchant from it, that is, to take things from the mainland to foreign countries for sale.
And these businesses are also rigidly grasping the psychological ideas of consumers, and their marketing methods are simply playing tricks.
For example, the production technique and process of the dustpan are marked, and then the dustpan is marked with a few large English characters "This is made by handmade in China".
After seeing the words handmade, consumers will unconsciously associate a lot of time and energy with the production process of this dustpan, so as to feel that they have picked up a treasure.
I have to say that such an ordinary dustpan, after being carefully packaged by the merchant, can attract a lot of consumers.
Previously, on the website of Pottery Barn, a high-end furniture brand in the United States, a dustpan with an original price of $299 and a current price of $239 appeared.
You know, if this price is converted into RMB, then it will cost almost 2,000 yuan.
Let's think about it, if you buy a dustpan for 2,000 yuan, you will probably be scolded by many people as fools.
But in the United States, this is a real thing, and there are many people who are crazy about buying it, for fear that they will not be able to grab this "artwork".
But what is even more incredible is that the dustpans that Americans buy are not for use, but for viewing.
In many Americans' homes, they buy a dustpan and hang it on the wall of their home as an ornament.
After seeing this use, it is actually very difficult for many people to understand, after all, in the mainland for so many years, the dustpan has been used as a tool.
If you suddenly see a dustpan on the wall of your house, many people will take it off and put it in the yard.
Of course, the people who buy it for decoration are basically young people, and some elderly people abroad will actually regard the dustpan as a "practical tool".
For us, the dustpan made of bamboo is actually just a very ordinary thing, and its biggest role is to be used as a very practical tool.
But for Americans, the dustpan has become a rare high-end craft, and some people are even willing to spend huge sums of money to buy it.
To Americans, the dustpan is like a hand-woven work of art from the far East, and it requires a very complex process to complete.
For them, this kind of handmade thing is actually exactly like a handmade thing customized by a foreign luxury brand, so in their hearts, this is a "high-luxury" customized product with Chinese style.
If they knew that the dustpan only cost a few dollars on the mainland, how would they feel in their hearts?
But in fact, this is just a microcosm of traditional handicrafts in the mainland.
In addition to the explosion in the United States, the popularity of the dustpan in Japan is also very unimaginable.
They also use the dustpan as a high-end piece of bamboo art, which is used to decorate their office or living room at home.
Not only that, but even when giving gifts to friends and family, they will even choose a dustpan as a "work of art".
It has to be said that the traditional crafts of the mainland will shine no matter what time and place they are.
The mainland's dustpan craftsmanship has become popular overseas, which actually shows a thing: the traditional is the nation, and the national is the world.
Source: Whale Finder
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