As one of the four major inventions of the mainland, papermaking is an indispensable and important part of cultural inheritance. In the Dai village of Mangjiao Village, Mangjiao Village, Lancang County, Pu'er City, the Dai people here still preserve the ancient Dai Beng method of handmade papermaking technology, which can be called the "living fossil" of ancient Chinese papermaking.
Dai Beng ancient method of handmade papermaking
Dai Beng ancient method of papermaking is named "leather paper" because of the use of materials to construct trees. Tree-building, this plant has a short growth cycle, vigorous vitality, white bark, soft and delicate fibers, is a common raw material used in traditional papermaking, for hundreds of years, The Dai women of Manna have been following the tradition of taking tree bark to make paper. As the inheritor of the municipal intangible cultural heritage of Dai Beng Ancient Papermaking Technique, She has added innovative elements to make the craft more exquisite, following the traditional craftsmanship handed down from her ancestors.
This ancient papermaking process can generally be completed in the family workshop, completely retaining the five major processes of soaking, evaporating, pulping, pouring paper and drying paper in the early days of papermaking, each process is the inheritance and continuation of the ancient handicraft.
Peel the bark
Sunburned bark
After eleven processes such as harvesting, soaking, ash mixing, cooking, washing, etc., the paper is given a new life.
Wash the bark of the trees
Boil the bark
Mashing
Pour paper
Handmade "leather paper" has the characteristics of wear resistance, durability and not easy to break, and is often used by the local Dai people to copy scriptures, calligraphy writing, draw Chinese paintings, and package Pu'er tea cakes. Mummer King also cleverly uses these beautified handmade paper to make eco-friendly hand-held paper bags.
Nowadays, a large number of mechanical paper has poured into the market and impacted traditional handmade papermaking, but the Dai people have always adhered to the cultural treasure of ancient papermaking that has been passed down from generation to generation.
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Contributed by: Pu'ertai Qiu Yu Cha Chunyan Lancang County Rong Media Center Zhao Fern Heng Li Fan
Editor: Hou Yuling
Editor: Yi Kaifeng
Supervisor: Peng Yu