Once in a year, West Lake boatman for new clothes. Yesterday, at about 3:00 pm, just returned to the guests in Zhejiang Museum Terminal, the shipwoman Yang Xiuping cheerfully to the reporter to show the new equipment: "The new boatwoman is strong enough, we are hard boating." After the founding of China, the first generation of West Lake boatman Yu Xiaochao a press bottom "boatwoman", whose body has been flowing for more than 40 years of vicissitudes. New ship Niang Fu: textual research Songsong prototype water green long narrow sleeves, the back of the back is a white calico hand printed cloth, coupled with the same color of the turban, who also diagonal back a small bag. After the new dress West Lake boatwoman to blue and green as the main color, and the West Lake mountains and rivers side by side. The selection of hand-printed calico blue flowers, revealing the rich southern customs - this set of clothes also reference Hangzhou, the late Qing Dynasty Maujiabu women's clothing, textual research of the historical figure Queen Song Sao clothing prototype. "Summer rowing, clothes soaked every day a few times, the old uniform was faster. Some time ago, the cruise ship company gave us tailor-made it, Monday just sent down." Yang Xiuping said. Young boat benevolent costumes have a strong taste of southern China, Mao Jiaobu the old ship's mother's uniform is more precious nostalgia. The first generation of boatwoman service: Premier Zhou approved the custom made of fabric shipwoman Tunic, who lives in Mao port village of 77-year-old boatwoman Yu Xiaozhao has a collection of "cruise on the 1st." Yu Xiaozhao 14-year-old boat mother, is the new China's first generation of boat mother, "cruise ship No. 1" is the first West Lake mother ship clothes. "Cruise 1" style tunic, crab shell green khaki materials, clothes posted two large pockets, blue pants, style. Surprisingly, more than 40 years later, "Boat No. 1" appears to be still new. "This is Premier Zhou Enlai's special care for us. Of course, I am particularly special about it." Yu Xiaochui remembered: "Once, several of us received Premier Zhou on the island of San Tan. Monthly Premier Zhou found that everyone was wearing a patch of old Clothes, asked: 'Why do not wear overalls?' "" Wearing cloth tickets, we have to save resources for the country. "Staff replied. "Premier Zhou to understand our difficulties, but I feel too worn clothes, affecting the image of West Lake, so special approval of the fabric to us." Yu Xiaozhao told reporters. Why is this dress embroidered "boat No. 1" words? At that time on the West Lake about 300 boatman, each sent to two sets of new clothes, clothes on the number of embroidery in accordance with each person. "My job number is No. 1." Yu Xiaozhao said. Two sets of each boat Niang service: arrived in 6 years of cloth tickets The late 60s of the last century, the impression that people's dress is gray, blue and black three colors, mostly fabric cloth, labor cloth, twill, khaki, Corduroy. At that time, the clothes were bought by cloth tickets, only two or three feet of cloth per person per year, a couple of cloth tickets together, just enough to make a suit. Parents generally reluctant to wear new clothes, wearing patches are patches of clothes, each New Year's Eve, the parents will discuss this year to make small tricks brother to do the shirt, to the trot sister to do pants, then come back next year ... ... "One year can not wear a new set of clothes, but Premier Zhou has once done to each of us two sets! A man's 6-year-old cloth ah ... ..." Yu small move happy memories, "a navy, I usually work to wear this set of crab shell green pressure box at the end of every holiday was willing to wear a bright appearance. "Yu Xiaozhao started at age 14 rowing. "At that time, it was enough to earn 2 liters of rice a day." The old boatmaids drew traffic boats, for example, six miles from the lake to the Yue Temple. The 1960 piece of clothing worth about 20 yuan, equivalent to half a month's salary when Yu Xiaozhao. Nowadays, there is a small farmhouse in Maoshu Town, which is often admired by Hangzhou people. She retired salaries more than 1,700 yuan per month, his daughter filial piety, family and beauty, she said: "At that time, how could not think of, can live on such a life now."