Which ethnic minority is the Dongba paper maker?

Dongba papermaking is a traditional craft of the Naxi people.

Dongba paper, as a unique cultural heritage in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, China, is an ancient traditional handicraft art of the Naxi people.

Dongba paper was created in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,200 years. Dongba paper is made of natural bark as raw material and is carefully processed by hand. The technology completely follows the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty.

Dongba paper is made from the bark of the acanthus tree. The bark of the acanthus tree is slightly poisonous, so the paper is insect-resistant and moth-resistant, and can be stored for about a thousand years.

The ancient Dongba books of the Naxi ethnic group recorded in it were listed as "Memory of the World Heritage" by UNESCO in 2003. It is China's third World Memory Heritage and the first memory heritage of China's ethnic minorities.

The uses of Naxi Dongba paper 1. Copying Dongba scriptures Dongba scriptures are basically copied using Dongba paper, which has its inherent compatibility.

The production cost of Dongba paper is very high, and the output has been very small in history. Its main use is to copy scriptures because this is the most important thing in national culture.

The writing carriers of the Dongba sutras currently stored around the world are all written on Dongba paper.

2. Naxi folk contracts and account books. Dongba paper has outstanding anti-moth, anti-deformation and anti-aging properties. Historically, wealthy families of the Naxi people liked to buy Dongba paper for contracts and accounting.

According to locals, the caravans on the Tea Horse Road used Dongba paper to keep accounts.

3. Writing hieroglyphs and painting Dongba scriptures of the Naxi people are expressed in hieroglyphics of the Naxi people. The Dongba paper has made an important contribution to the inheritance of Dongba characters.

In addition to recording the Dongba script, the Naxi people also use Dongba paper to make various paintings about the various gods in Dongba religion and the daily life of the Naxi people.