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Watch paper made by hand in Mangtuan, a Dai village near Mengding

Mengding, Gengma County

Families in Mangtuan still make white paper from paper-mulberry bark entirely by hand: soaking and steaming the bark, pounding it to pulp, then setting sheets to dry on wooden frames in the sun. The craft has been on China's national intangible heritage list since 2006, and Chinese sources call it a living fossil of early papermaking.

What locals sayMost posts list it with the night market as a reason to stop in Mengding.
Cost
Free to walk in
Time
1 hour · Morning
In Chinese
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Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.