On the river bank of the village, there are traditional paper-making tools and utensils, ancient waterwheels, sinks, baking kilns and more than 0/00 old workshops. /kloc-more than 0/00 households are engaged in paper production, with an annual output of about 300 tons of white paper. This traditional papermaking process is complicated, and there is a saying that "papermaking is not easy, it takes 72 processes, hard work and a mouth blower". You can appreciate this ancient paper-making process. Cai Lun is a native of Hunan, and most of the Cai family in Aocun migrated here from their hometown in Cai Lun, bringing with them the ancient paper-making culture in Cai Lun. People here commemorate Cai Lun, offer the Cai Alenka Shrine, and hold activities to commemorate Cai Lun on Cai Lun's birthday on March 19 of the lunar calendar every year.
Why can ancient papermaking spread to ancient times here? It turns out that Yinjiang is also a famous "hometown of calligraphy", and the prosperity of calligraphy culture has driven the paper industry, because the paper made here is called "white paper" and "article paper". White paper is a high-quality paper for calligraphy and industry, and its paper has the characteristics of tough, delicate, soft, white color and strong ink absorption. Xu Beihong, a famous Chinese painter, created a large number of Chinese paintings during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, many of which used the white paper here. White paper can also be used in many ways, such as paper umbrellas, window grilles and firecrackers.
Cai Lun (-12 1) was born in Leiyang County, Hunan Province in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Dear, the date of birth is unknown. In the last stage of his life, Ming Di entered the palace as a eunuch and passed through the Yellow Gate. When he lived in harmony with the emperor, he waited for China and began to participate in political affairs. He used to be the official rank in charge of the manufacture of imperial vessels in the imperial court. In the past, people used silk or bamboo slips or wooden slips to write. Expensive and simple, people are inconvenient. In the Western Han Dynasty, a kind of primitive paper appeared. When people rinse silk floss, they often reveal a layer of Cai Lun details on the mat.