Visit Quanping Village to witness traditional papermaking techniques still practiced by elderly artisans in Hunan, China. The video documents the nearly 80-step process of handmade paper production and showcases the village's heritage landscape, including workshops, drying papers, and the daily life of residents in this remote community.
- Duration
- 19 min 17 s
- Start
- Arrival at Quanping Village
- End
- Village Center
- Stops
- 3
- Channel author
- China Wanders
Timestamps and places
- — Arrival at Quanping Village
- — Remote Mountain Road to Village
- — Clear Stream and Summer Visitors
- — Village Layout and Households
- — Ming Dynasty Heritage and Cai Lun Papermaking
- — Bamboo Forests as Raw Materials
- — Village Center
- — Papermaking Workshops Across the River
- — Meeting the 80-Year-Old Papermaker
- — Traditional Papermaking Process (80 Steps)
- — Exploring Village Streets
- — Paper Drying on Poles
- — Separating Paper Sheets
- — Summer Visitors and Elderly Residents
- — Chestnut Tree and Village Life
Route on the map
ISOLATED LIFE - A Hidden Chinese Village Where Ancient Papermaking Still Exists