Liu Weixue, 26, a post-1990s man with a major in design, is the grandson of Liu Youquan, inheritor of the traditional method of making Yuhang paper umbrellas.[Photo/CFP] In January, an outdoor paper ...

Janome umbrellas get their name from their pattern of a bold white circle against a strikingly colored background—such as red, blue, or purple—which is said to resemble a snake’s eye (janome). These ...