It all started about one hundred years ago, when a monk from Myanmar brought the knowledge to Bo Sang. He taught the locals, which are still skilled in making umbrellas according to an old tradition.
It would definitely be strange, if the tradition would not become known worldwide, so do not be surprised to realize, that lots of smaller workshops closed their doors. One of the major players is a big production facility, right at the beginning of Bo Sang. Umbrellas there are still made traditionally by hand, but everything became more commercialized and it is there to make profit.