Rice paper

On the first day of school when I was a child, the first time I listened to the teacher's instruction was to “cherish the words”: When you go to school, you learn to read and the words are sacred and the words are written on paper. The paper that cannot be written cannot be lost. The paper on which the words are written cannot be tampered with. It is a disrespect to the saints and it is a matter of punishment.

The developed modern commodity society is rich in all kinds of rubbish. Modern people not only produce a large amount of material waste every day, but also create literal rubbish unrestrainedly: overwhelming text information and advertisements, various materials and books... Most of these rubbish are modern machine papers, such as coated paper, forest paper, newsprint paper, wrapping paper, etc., whose life span is only 200 years. In ancient times, an article was well written, people often use "Luoyang paper expensive" to praise, but do not call Luoyang "literary" expensive. A well-written book is called "a piece of paper" and it is not called "a book". It can be seen that paper is the carrier of words. Fortunately, there is paper, culture can be inherited. Then what is the paper of “Luoyang Zhigui” caused by Zuosi of the Western Jin Dynasty with “Sandu Fu”? It should be the "Cai Hou Paper" invented by Cai Lun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, made of bark and ramie. There were rattan papers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and suede papers in the Sui Dynasty.... The classic paper was born in the Tang Dynasty.

- This is rice paper!

Speaking of its lifespan, rice paper can be stored for 1050 years, so there is a "paper millennium millennium" said. In 1050 years, the texture of rice paper won't change in the slightest. Simply speaking, it can be preserved until 2000. Not to mention that it is still light like a white wing like snow, shaking like fine silk is not heard. Xuan paper Wenzao fine, absorbent ink, cotton tough and firm, 100% without loss, anti-aging, anti-decaying ... ... therefore especially suitable for painting, pen and ink after the paper, coke, thick, dry, light, wet, colorful, light and easy Variety. Therefore, the appearance of rice paper became rare. “There is no money to buy gold, but Jiangdong paper is purchased, and Jiangdong paper is white as Chunyun.” (In ancient times, Xuanzhou area was Jiangdong, so Xuan paper was called Jiangdong paper earlier.) According to the old customs, which The place had a good thing to send to the emperor Lao Tzu first, and Xuan Paper took it for granted to pay tribute to the imperial court. It became a special paper for the court and local officials to make books and archives. Since Jixian County, where the paper was produced, was under the jurisdiction of Xuanzhou Prefecture, the tribute was marked with the words “Xuanzhou Gongzhi Paper.” Over time, the wonderful paper produced by Jixian County had a loud and prestigious name. : "Xuan Paper".

After Pu Songling wrote "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio" in the Qing Dynasty, he was incapable of imprinting because of impoverishment. He pressed for years at the bottom of the box. In thirty-two years of Qianlong (1767), Bao Yanbo, a member of Shexian County, invested in the purchase of rice paper. The book was then printed and handed down. The fate of another classic “Dream of Red Mansions” was similar. At the beginning, only hand-written copies were circulated. In Qianlong's fifty-sixth year (1791), the first 80 written by Cao Xueqin and the subsequent 40 rounds of Gao Yu were brought together and printed on Xuan paper for the first time. "Dream of Red Mansions" has become a complete work - that is, "Cheng Jiaben" which is popular in the world.

According to the statistics of the China National Library of Chinese Painting, there are about 30 million volumes (volumes) of paper ancient books in China. Most of them take the form of rice paper, and even the martial arts secrets of the Shaolin Temple are printed on Xuan Paper. Furthermore, he said that the "military law of the grandson" given to President Bush by the President of the People's Republic of China is printed on rice paper, and its content is extremely precious. Needless to say, the paper and binding design of the book alone are exquisite and very high. The value of the collection.

Nowadays, China can be said to be a group all over the country. However, there are only a few groups that can claim the national flag. In the southern mountainous region of Anhui Province, there have been "Seven Mountains, One Water, One Field, One Road, and Manor" since the ancient times. The "China Xuan Paper Group Corporation" was born many years ago, showing an extraordinary momentum. Even in the name of the group, the group's location was omitted and the title of “China” is directly displayed. This shows that the company is extraordinary and unique! Where is it special?

Need to talk about Yi County first. The best rice paper in the world can only be produced in this place. Therefore, the rice paper production enterprise in Ji County is actually the China Xuan Paper Group. For example, three kinds of raw materials that are indispensable for the production of rice paper are: ebony bark, straw stalk stalks of straw and Yangtse juice, some are unique to Jixian County, and some are best in Dangxi County. This is related to the "two high and one low" natural landscape conditions in Shexian County. There are over one hundred and forty small mountain peaks in the county, which are divided into the east and the west. Most of them are in the middle and high hills of the karst. They provide an ideal environment for the growth of the green tree. The ebony bark on the karst hills is dense and uniform with high pulping rates.

This is also true of carambola, which is also known as kiwifruit. It is born in the yin forests or shrubs in karsts. Its stem bark and medulla contain pectin. Incorporation into the pulp of sandalwood and rice straw can make the slurry more uniform and remove the wet. Paper is easy to stack and increase the paper output rate. The middle part of Jixian County is a wide river valley plain, which is the granary of the county, and it also provides essential high quality straw stalk straw for rice paper production. This straw is more fiberous than ordinary straw, is not easily rot, and is easy to bleach naturally. Therefore, it has been said since ancient times: “It is better to have grass in Jing County, not to skin in Tongling.” There are 146 large and small rivers in this valley plain. Can be described as dense streams, but also provides a rich source of water for rice paper production.

Write here can not fail to mention the paper pollution. The media often exposed how the black water discharged by the paper mills seriously polluted rivers and lakes. The county had a beautiful scenery. Xuan Paper had made paper for more than a thousand years. It was the best rice paper of ancient and modern times, or 85% of all the world's famous rice paper. All of them are produced here. If there is pollution, what is the current pollution situation in Ji County? The present Lixian County is still green and green. This is related to the traditional manual operation of rice paper production. Not only is there no pollution during this process, but it is also very particular about the production water of rice paper. The water must be clear and clean and free from impurities in any process. Its top grade is Wuxi, which is made up of water from karst cliffs. The water is pure and mellow, and it is rich in various minerals. This is what the ancient monk said: “Good mountains produce good water, good mountains and good water produce good paper. ".

The reason why papermaking is generally polluted is to add a large amount of chemical elements such as bleaching. The production of rice paper is entirely "natural whitening." After repeatedly cooking, simmering, and sizing, the sandpaper and straw are transported to the sun-dried slopes on the Shipo, and the karst hills are 45 to 60 degrees to facilitate drainage and ventilation. Not easily run by the wind. This process needs from June to September, so that at the beginning of the formation of rice paper, it will be full of nature's dew-washing, absorb the sun and moon Guanghua, to maximize the cleaning of easily oxidized material, eliminate the starch content of raw materials, improve the purity of the paper , make it strong, strong adsorption, and it is suitable for long-term preservation. At the same time, it is also cultivated into soft white in nature, and then it can be broken into pulp. How is papermaking so polluted?

It is precisely because the production of rice paper depends entirely on manual operations, so the production cycle is particularly long. A rice paper from the feeding to the paper, which lasted more than 300 days, needs to go through 18 links, more than 100 procedures. Some special rice paper, such as "Imitation of the Millennium Prophecies," took 18 months and went through 138 processes. Anyone who has seen the production process of rice paper in Gifu County will have a heart of respect for rice paper.

Many of the paintings and paintings have expressed their gratitude to Yi County more than once with a similar "pilgrimage." Qi Gong said that "Xuan Paper has a lot of merit in China and the world's culture and arts community!" Li Kexin Sanxia Xuan Paper Factory, the first paper mill worker in the Xiaxian County, entered the factory first and said to the paper-making workers: “You have no me without you.” Lu Xun said: “The printing plate painting, the first in China Xuan Paper, is incomparable in the world. It is moist, soft, honest, and eats ink. The light is not slippery, but it is real and not dead. It is the most ideal paper by hand and woodcut.” Guo Moruo said: “Chinese calligraphy and painting can't express the miraculous taste of art without rice paper.” So he wrote well on Xuan paper, Good painting, a piece of paper can be worth the price. Xuan paper is one of the “four treasures in the study room”. Nobody can weigh and weigh the face of Xuan paper. Is it worth mentioning paper for his own characters, his own paintings, and his realm? It can't be trashed with something like garbage. However, the fact is that the shrewd modern people will never bury the baby and will only use the baby. The use of rice paper has been fully expanded. As the current development of the Chinese painting and calligraphy industry, the painting and calligraphy team is extremely strong, and the painter simply cannot count. Therefore, there are calligraphy performances for events, and no one can write inscriptions wherever they can write... All thanks to rice paper!

The longevity of modern people means that the longer you live, the more you want to be eternal. According to legend, when the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games award certificate was printed on rice paper, it was appreciated by the International Olympic Committee and the world. It can be imagined that after more than a thousand years, it is very likely that in the history of the Olympic Games, only the Beijing Olympic Games certificate will remain. After the Beijing Olympics, other Olympic hosts, in order to preserve the certificate forever, will get the Xuan Paper from Yi County. As a result, educators suggested that the graduation certificate should be printed on rice paper, especially the master's and doctoral diplomas, which will help the generations to retain and facilitate the tradition of “loyalty and family history, and poetry and bookkeeping.” Sociologists suggest that marriage licenses should be printed on rice paper, and the modern society where the divorce rate is high will help consolidate the marriage of modern people...

Now, the most real difficulty in Xuan Paper is that it is in short supply!