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Where tradition meets ingenuity: Tibetan paper-making technique

CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN
The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN
The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN
The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN
The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN
The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN
The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

The Tibetan paper-making technique of using the roots of toxic alpine weeds demonstrates 13th-century technological innovation. /CGTN

Developed as a sustainable alternative to imported palm-leaf manuscripts, paper production methods in Xizang repurpose the roots of Stellera chamaejasme through innovative 13th-century techniques. The process transforms toxic alpine weeds into a durable substrate, and showcases the Tibetan people's ingenuity in adapting to their ecological constraints to preserve cultural traditions.

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