Men insist on making papyrus by hand in the ancient method for 30 years, and the process is complicated. They can only make 5000 sheets a day
Luo Xianping, a 58 year old papermaking artist in Anlong county, Guizhou Province, insists on making straw paper by hand. He can make 5000 sheets a day. He says that learning papermaking with his father at the age of 18 is complicated, time-consuming and laborious. It takes a long time to make art. Due to the arduous process of making straw paper, mechanical papermaking has replaced manual papermaking. At present, few people are familiar with this technology.