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Dongba Paper
Basic Introduction to Dongba PaperDongba paper, as the name suggests, refers to the paper used for transcribing Dongba scriptures. This type of paper is thick, durable, resistant to insect damage, relatively smooth, and ivory-colored. After transcription, due to prolonged use in a room with a fire and subsequent exposure to smoke, it turns a patina-like, bronze color, giving it an antique appearance. It is made from the high-altitude wild and rare plant, Lijiang Yao flower, found in Naxi areas, through dozens of traditional handcrafting processes passed down by Dongba families. It is the thickest among all handmade papers in China and is wear-resistant. Among traditional Chinese handmade papers, only the substantial Dongba paper can be written on both sides. Because the Yao flower contains mild toxins, Dongba paper has the characteristics of being insect-resistant, resistant to moth damage, and capable of being preserved for exceptionally long periods, up to eight hundred to one thousand years. There is a saying among the Naxi people that Dongba paper can last for a thousand years. Product FeaturesThe paper is thick, with coarse fibers, strong resistance to insect damage, and is durable over time. It can be preserved for nearly a thousand years under… -
Duan Calligraphy and Painting Paper
Basic Introduction to Duan Calligraphy and Painting PaperDuan Calligraphy and Painting Paper is a specialty of Duan Yao Autonomous County, Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The paper is characterized by its whiteness, fine toughness, softness, and unique ink absorption properties. It combines the strong tensile strength of gauze paper and skin paper with the ink-absorbing effect of Xuan paper, making it a high-quality paper for calligraphy, painting, mounting, and rubbings. It has been widely favored by the art community for many years.Duan Yao Autonomous County is located in the mid-western part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and in the southern part of Hechi City, between longitudes 107°51′ to 108°30′ east and latitudes 23°47′ to 24°35′ north. To the east are Xincheng County and Yizhou City, while across the Hongshui River to the south lies Mashan County. To the west, it borders Dahua Yao Autonomous County, and to the north, it adjoins Jinchengjiang District of Hechi City. Duan is situated at the foot of the slope where the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau transitions into the Guangxi Basin. The terrain is generally higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast. The highest areas, including Longfu, Xiaao, Bao'an, and Sanzhongyang, have peak… -
Traditional Tibetan handicrafts reach far and wide
Nyemo county in Lhasa city, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, is known for its three intangible heritages handicrafts: Tibetan incense-making, Tibetan paper-making and Pusum hand-engraving. In recent years, the three traditional handicrafts are helping local villagers with employment and boosting income. Phuchung, an inheritor of Tibetan paper-making, prepares Tibetan paper for sale. ( Taste all China /Li Haixia) “We have high-quality products, and our goal is to broaden our market presence and discover efficient methods to sell them,” said Qungda, director of the bureau of commerce in Nyemo county. “To support the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, it’s vital to consistently improve the development of rural e-commerce service systems,” Qungda stressed. Photo shows a logistics site in Nyemo county, Lhasa city, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. ( Taste all China /Li Haixia) Nyemo county has set up and operated seven e-commerce service stations at the township level, along with 17 e-commerce service sites at the administrative village level. The provision of e-commerce services and logistics distribution now covers all townships, reaching a 100 percent coverage rate, while administrative villages enjoy a coverage rate of 50 percent. In Tonta village, the birthplace of Tibetan incense in Nyemo… -
Chinese Paper Cutting: A Traditional Popular Art
Chinese paper cutting art is one of the most representative art forms, most widely used by the people, with the richest historical cultural understanding and distinct characteristics varying from region to region. Although its material - paper, was invented only 2,000 years ago, the culture and connotation and art form of cutout paper is the historical-cultural sediment of Chinese nation from 6,000 or 7,000 years ago from the primitive society to nowadays. Therefore, its cultural value far exceeds the Chinese paper cutting art itself, and has rich connotations of philosophy, aesthetics, archeology, history, ethnology, sociology, and anthropology, which represents a complete system of original Chinese art, modeling system, and color system. The Chinese paper cutting is the carrier of the original Chinese philosophy, it is represented in popular culture. Types of Chinese paper cutting art There are many kinds of Chinese paper cutting art: for decorations, such as cut-out papers of windows, Kang, cave-house roof, etc., for life utensils, such as cut-out papers of pottery, cylinder, etc., for dress, there are embroidery, flowers of cap, shoes, pillows, etc., for the holidays, there are "bowl with lid" which implies the combination of earth and sky, the propagation of descendants, and… -
Technology and Science in Ancient China
Historians of science have overlooked China in their research. Thus, China's contribution to science and technology, evidenced in a number of technical solutions, has gone unnoticed. Ancient China was a world scientific and technological center before the 16th century. In China, iron and steel metallurgy, paper, the mechanical watch, the transmission belt, the conversion of rotary motion into rectilinear motion, the movable type printing press, gunpowder, the stern rudder, watertight compartments, the armored hull of ships, propeller power, the windmill, the seismograph, gears, etc... the list could be endless. movable type printing press Successes of Technology and Science in Ancient China Four Great Chinese Inventions Metallurgy and Casting of Iron Utensils Copper Production and Bronze Ware Casting Exploration and Use of Petroleum Coal Discovery and Mining Oenological Industry Sericulture Astral Catalogs and Astronomical Atlases Solar and Lunar Eclipse Observation Meridian Measurement Zhang Heng and His Seismograph Guo Shoujing and the "Shoushi Li" Calendar Decimal and Binary Systems Zu Chongzhi and the Value of π(Pi) Equal Temperament of 12 Notes Ingenious Inventions of Ancient China There are even records of solar eclipses inscribed on bones or turtle shells from over 3,300 years ago. In Kao Gong Ji (Archives of Industrial Techniques…
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