The red-white-blue bag (Chinese: ?????) or laundry bag is a carriage bag made of nylon canvas with red, white and blue. It originated in Hong Kong in 1960 and has become a representative of Hong Kong culture. Since the nylon canvas is known for its light, firm and durable light, it is commonly used as a suitcase and hand transport between Mainland China and Hong Kong.
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History
The Red-White-Blue is made by a nylon canvas, created by Japan, then exported to Taiwan and finally comes to Hong Kong. The canvas was originally used as a shelter for construction sites, temporary rooftops in wild areas, and as protection for agricultural land. It was presented as a bag since 1960 by a tailor Lee Wah, who created a bag by canvas from a Taiwanese company. There is only blue and white in the first place, red is added to the fabric to represent luck and fortune in color combinations.
These days the Red-White-Blue bag is made of plastic woven fabric, either from polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP). And there are various colors that appear in the market, such as black, green and orange.
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Materials and structures
The material for making bags is mainly polyethylene. This fabric is being knit horizontally and vertically, and it is knit tightly to create windproof, waterproof, and highly durable characteristics.
Culture
After the transfer of Hong Kong sovereignty, the Red-White-Blue bag has become part of Hong Kong's collective memory and is used to represent some of Hong Kong's core values ​​and beliefs. It is believed to be an ingredient that expresses Hong Kong locality, since the bags have been very popular in Hong Kong since the 50s.
The material has been used to represent the diligent lives of the Hong Kong people in the 1950s and 1960s. Despite the cheapness of the material, it is very adaptable and durable for different scenarios such as those used for leaky weather in the 1950s. The adaptable feature of this bag also symbolizes the passion and difficulty of Hong Kong society.
Artist Stanley Wong started the series of Red and White Blue artworks in 2001, culminating in an exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in 2004-05 which is said to have set the tone of subsequent discourse in the use of red-and-white-blue motifs in Hong Kong public Art.
Sam Hui, a Hong Kong musician and songwriter Cantopop, famous for bringing Cantonese songs related to Hong Kong lifestyle and culture, wearing a red-and-white costume to symbolize the Red-White-Blue bag and Hong Kong's spirit during The concert was in 2004.
In 2006, Louis Vuitton adapted the Red-White-Blue bag and redesigned it into a bag with their logo printed on it. Although the designer of the bag claimed that the use of color was to represent the national flag of France, the bag immediately received favorable reviews for showing its cheapness. And the Chinese considered the bag as a failed attempt to turn their "rural workers' bag into high culture.
The Hong Kong lifestyle design and retail brand Goods of Desire (G.O.D.) overhaul the red-white-blue handbags and customize the color design with their products that target the younger generation. It then becomes a fashionable icon in popular culture and further reinforces the core values, design and meaning of R-W-B to the younger generation of Hong Kong.
See also
- Reusable shopping bag
- Items of Interest
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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