Live: 'Real Time China' – Authentic papermaking in the inventor’s hometown 到蔡伦竹海探秘古法造纸

362 views · Published 11 December 2018 · 24:51 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: CGTN · 2018 · News & Politics

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Inside Asia’s biggest bamboo forest, known as Cai Lun Bamboo Sea, a small group of artisans still practice Cai Lun’s way of papermaking in all its authenticity. The craft dates back almost 2,000 years and is credited to Cai Lun, the inventor of papermaking in the Han Dynasty. His way with paper is completely eco-friendly, but also physically demanding, as well as time-consuming. Join CGTN’s Sun Ye for a close-up of the authentic papermaking procedures.

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