A page out of history
1 year, 6 months ago

A page out of history

China Daily  

Wang Xingwu and villagers tie up and soak the bark of a local plant, the unique basis of their paper products, beside a river in Shiqiao village, Guizhou province. CHINA DAILY Thanks to the efforts of craftsman Wang Xingwu, an ancient village is enjoying the fruits of a traditional papermaking boom, Yang Feiyue reports. It has become a hit among visitors who beat a path to Shiqiao village in the north of Danzhai county, Southwest China's Guizhou province. They are drawn to the village's profound papermaking history, which stretches back more than 1,000 years, and are eager to try their hand at the craft, which is considered one of the four great inventions of ancient China, on a par with printing, gunpowder and the compass.

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