What is the process of manual papermaking? Is the craft of hand-made paper still passed down in China?

China has a long history and culture. In the long river of history, people have very rich imagination and creativity in various fields, and many ancient inventions are of great help to modern people's lives. For example, four famous inventions in ancient China are still passed down today, including printing, compass, papermaking and gunpowder. Through the continuous progress and perfection of the times, these inventions are still of great help to people's lives in today's society. It is because of these inventions that people's lives have become more convenient.

Papermaking can be said to be the greatest of the four great inventions, which not only helped people greatly in ancient times, but also has great significance in modern times. With papermaking, you can easily record important events in history. There are two different ways to make paper by hand, namely, reversing paper and making paper, and both ways can make paper.

After the paper-making raw materials are prepared, they can be cooked. For example, in papermaking, there are two different ways to treat raw materials, one is to use raw materials directly, and the other is to use clinker method. The raw meal method simply means that the paper is soaked in water for a long time and then pulped without any cooking process. Clinker method is to pile up the paper for fermentation, soak it, put all the materials into a large pot for cooking, and then use mechanical pulping.

The paper should be clean before cooking. Generally speaking, no matter what kind of manual papermaking method, this process is needed. In the past, when people made handmade paper, if there was a small river around their home, they put the paper in the river to wash it. With the development of the times, people have running water at home, so in many cases, people wash materials at home. Although the craft of hand-made paper is extremely complicated, it is still passed down in China today, which is also a kind of respect for culture.