Fascinating footage from a remote village in northern Thailand shows how locals produce beautiful handmade sun umbrellas. <br /><br />Residents in Bo Sang, Chiang Mai, have been making the umbrellas for almost two centuries. <br /><br />It's a tradition which began when a Buddhist monk from the village made a pilgrimage to neighbouring Burma, or Myanmar, where he discovered the art of making sun umbrellas. <br /><br />He passed on the skill to his fellow locals, and an industry sprung up in the small village. <br /><br />They became world-renowned for their intricate and beautiful umbrellas - shipping them across Thailand and the rest of the world.<br /><br />Each one features a hand-painted design on the silk material. <br /><br />Footage taken from one workshop in the village shows how the bamboo frame is produced by craftsmen and women. <br /><br />The woven cotton and silk shade is then hand wound, before being stretched across the bamboo frame and left to dry in the sun. <br /><br />They're then sprayed with a base colour before master painters put on the finishing touches with beautiful scenes from Thailand.
