Shandong Province
QuanBei Village
DaZhao Village
Lang Village
LiShe Village
LuLiu Village
MiaoJia Village
Xiaozhan Village
Nie Jiazhuang Village
Gaomi City
Weifang City
Cultural Heritage
When Sun married, she received a similar box as a gift from her mother. Traditionally, Zhe and Sun's creations are dowry boxes, intended originally to accommodate the requisite jewelry, money, clothes, thread, insole patterns, and needles to be a good wife, mother, and daughter-in-law. As she joined her new family, the bride brought the needle and thread box, which was placed in a large bowl and wrapped in red cloth.
Two boxes were prepared for good luck to go with the daughter to her new family. Today, the boxes are also filled with money, books, and biscuits as supplies for the newly deceased in funerals. Although the boxes are not as popular as they used to be, Zhe and Sun continue to have customers, and they make the boxes according to each customer’s preferences.
