JINGXIAN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Dingjiaqiao Township in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province is known as the birthplace of Xuan paper. The traditional craft of making Xuan paper was listed as one of China's national-level intangible cultural heritages in 2006 and a world intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009. The paper-making handicraft in China's Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) is still in use in today's Dingjiaqiao Township.
While promoting the traditional craft of making Xuan paper, in recent years, the local government has also propelled the industry of machine-made calligraphy and painting paper to meet customer demand. Cultural and creative products made of Xuan paper, e-commerce live-streaming, study tour themed on intangible cultural heritage, handicraft experience, and many other emerging business forms have attracted more and more people returning home to start businesses.
An aerial drone photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a view of Dingjiaqiao Township in Jingxian County of Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
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Workers dip a wooden mold into a tank to collect paper pulp at a workshop in Dingjiaqiao Township in Jingxian County of Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
Employees produce calligraphy and painting paper at a workshop in Dingjiaqiao Township in Jingxian County of Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
A staff member arranges cultural and creative products made of Xuan paper at a store in Dingjiaqiao Township in Jingxian County of Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
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Cao Jianqin, a provincial-level inheritor of Xuan paper making craft, shows Xuan paper products at a company in Dingjiaqiao Township in Jingxian County of Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
A staff member promotes Xuan paper products via livestream at a company in Dingjiaqiao Township in Jingxian County of Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
A student learns making Xuan paper during a study tour in Dingjiaqiao Township in Jingxian County of Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui Province, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Ding Shaolin/Xinhua)■