Intangible cultural heritage enriches appeal of Beijing Wtown
By Yang Xiaoyu |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2023-06-21 14:38
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Making paper and movable-type prints
At Yinghua Academy, tourists can learn two of the four great inventions of ancient China – paper-making and printing. Here they can take classes to make paper that was invented by Cai Lun, an official in the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) and print a work on their own with movable type invented by Bi Sheng during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
