Dongba Paper Crafts in The Old Town of Lijiang

In ancient China, Dongba paper was exclusively used to write Dongba script on. The technique is workshop. All the new products are well received by consumers from both home and abroad because of its exquisite craftsmanship and moth-preventive nature.

Dongba paper was invented and produced by the ancestor of He Shengwen about 300 years ago. There use to be 10 years during which the production technique was lost before, He Shengwen rejuvenated it and innovated and developed series of other products based on the traditional paper, including paper for painting, paper mounting, name cards, bookmarks and scriptures paper.

Dongba culture is a unique culture of the Naxi ethnic group in Lijiang of China's Yunnan province. The ancient Naxi people created pictographic characters called the "Dongba" script in the seventh century. It is the only pictographic characters extant in the world.

As a carrier of Dongba culture, the ancient, profound and mysterious Dongba Paper craft is attracting the attention of people from afar.