Inheritance and Industrial Development of Traditional Handcraft Paper Making Process in Beizhang Village, Chang'an Shaanxi

摘要

China's paper making technique has been leading around the world, which has witnessed the development of over two-thousand years since Han and Tang dynasties. The handcraft paper making process in Beizhang Village, Changan, Shaanxi, a remains of the ancient paper making, is in a trend of being forgotten during the evolvement of historic culture and economic development. For the intangible cultural heritages which are gradually disappearing in China, the optimal method to inherit is to industrialize. Based on the status quo and paper making process in Beizhang Village, the article compares the paper making industries between the region and other regions in the country and raises feasible suggestions for the industrialization of handcraft paper making in Shaanxi. The industrialized development is expected to improve the understanding of the public to the handcraft paper making, expand the publicity and increase the economic benefits so as to continue the handcraft paper making process in Beizhang Village, Changan.