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This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of Folding Paper Umbrellas. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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Introduction

It appears that the manufacture and use of folding paper umbrellas began in China and spread from there to Korea, Japan and perhaps other Asian countries.

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The Evidence

According to 'Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 5, Part 1: Paper and Printing' by Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin, which was published by Cambridge University Press in 1985, foding paper umbrellas were in use in China from the late 4th or early 5th century onwards.

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