CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-TRADITIONAL PAPERMAKING-XUAN PAPER (CN)

(231208) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guan Jiaming works on condensed paper pulp at a workshop of Xuan paper in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 6, 2023. Xuan paper, a type of handmade paper, was originally produced in ancient China and used for both Chinese calligraphy and paintings. The procedure of making Xuan paper was listed as a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Jingxian, a county under Xuancheng City in Anhui Province, is the very place where Xuan paper was invented. Guan Jiaming, who is in charge of the paper molding process at a workshop of Xuan paper, has proved himself a young master of the traditional papermaking skill. By dipping a wooden mold into the tank to collect paper pulp for several times, Guan can lay the paper pulp condense evenly on the mold with his excellent techniques. Once the pulp-collection is finished, Guan's workmate Wu Fan will take over the rest work such as smoothing and drying. While accumulating their skill in the work,

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