Tibetan Traditional Paper Making

Tibetan papermaking has become a special craft,it is the particular culture product of Tibet.From 1300 years ago,when Princess Wencheng from the Tang Dynasty married to Tibet,bringing papermaking technology from the mainland,at this time, Tibetans began to make paper.Explore Tibet Team,a professional Tibet travel agency,introduces Tibetan Traditional Paper to you.

From 1300 years ago,local Tibetan materials have been continuously adopted into the Tibetan papermaking process,as well as some new technologies come from nearby ethnic minority groups. Traditional Tibetan papermaking put local plants stellera chamaejasme,wood,and Cornus controversa into the ingredient.The climate of the Tibetan plateau is very dry,and also thanks to the special materials in Tibet,the paper made in Tibet is antiseptic,mothproof and moisture-proof,thus it can preserve a very long time.Tibetan paper has the best tenacity compared with other substitutable plants,because it includes radix angelicae.

The making techniques of Tibetan paper also spread into many neighboring countries such as Nepal and Bhutan and it was largely loved by Tibetan people.With the development of society, papermaking formed different styles,but the excellent papermaking technology is long loved by the people all over the world.

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