According to the variety of rice paper and the proportion of raw materials, it can be divided into three categories: cotton material, clean skin and ultra-clean paper.
Generally speaking, cotton Xuan paper refers to paper with straw as the main raw material and sandalwood bark content of about 40%. It is thin, light, soft, soft to the touch and strong in ink wetting, and is suitable for general calligraphy and painting, but the paper should not be too thin.
Clear-skinned rice paper refers to paper with sandalwood skin content above 60%, supplemented by a small amount of straw, which is tough and soft and suitable for writing and painting.
Special clean rice paper (referred to as special paper) contains more than 80% of raw materials, with uniform ink color and dark ink color, and is marked when writing. Paintings are freehand, with distinct layers and bright colors; Small freehand brushwork is easy to control pen and ink; When used in calligraphy, the ink is bright and durable.