The invention of the umbrella:
4000 years ago, a child was walking in the rain with a big lotus leaf on his head, and the rain beads rolled down the sloping side of the lotus leaf, which inspired people to invent umbrellas. The lotus leaf overhead may inspire people to create umbrellas, but it is also possible that children imitate the innocence of adults wearing hats, which is not much different from children riding bamboo horses with wooden pistols at their waists. Even if we take a step back, the revelation of the lotus leaf above our heads is reasonable, but what about "four thousand years ago"? In fact, there are various legends about the invention of umbrellas. Widely circulated and recorded in writing, it is the miraculous "Master Lu Ban". It is said that Lu Ban works for ordinary people in the countryside, and his daughter-in-law Yun Shi delivers meals back and forth every day. In the rainy season, she is often caught in the rain. Luban designed and built some pavilions along the way. When it rains, he can hide in the pavilion for a while. Although the pavilion is good, it is always inconvenient to set up more pavilions. Moreover, children's faces change three times a day in spring, and thunderstorms come quickly in summer, even as fast as lightning. Cloud suddenly had a whim: "I wish I had a small pavilion around." After listening to his daughter-in-law, Lu Ban suddenly realized. The powerful and all-powerful inventor of China cut out a piece of cloth, put on a movable skeleton and put on a handle according to the pavilion. Yu is the first "umbrella" in the world, so he came out. According to Jade Chip, the umbrella was invented by Lu Ban's daughter-in-law to take care of her husband who works outside all day. It seems that if you want to apply for a patent, it is more reasonable for the Luban couple to enjoy it. The invention of this umbrella is the product of their love and common concern.
Lu Ban was a skillful craftsman in the State of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Kong, a contemporary, travels around the world and inevitably suffers from the sun and rain. So he made a fixed umbrella in the car, which can not only shelter from the wind and rain, but also protect from the sun and summer. This kind of fixed "umbrella" can be seen on the second commemorative stamp "Traveling around the World" of J 162 "The 2540th Anniversary of Confucius' Birth" issued in 1989.