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Chongqing develops 'Tuhuo' paper as tourism project
Updated: 2016-12-09 10:15:13
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Li Gaoqiang drags dipped bamboo out of lime pool in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Shilin dips bamboo in a lime pool in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Gaoqiang checks materials for making "Tuhuo" paper in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Grandson of Li Shilin (right) touches the "Tuhuo" paper in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Gaoqiang hits the bamboo dipped in lime in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Gaoqiang (left) and his father Li Shilin check the dipping of bamboo in lime pool in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Gaoqiang sits in the workshop for making "Tuhuo" paper in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Shilin stirs materials for making paper in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Gaoqiang (left) and his father Li Shilin dry "Tuhuo" paper in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Shilin makes "Tuhuo" paper in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

Li Shilin checks the materials for making "Tuhuo" paper in Xinglong town, Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 7, 2016. Li's family, living in Xinglong town of Chongqing, has passed down the traditional handcraft of making "Tuhuo" paper through five generations. "Tuhuo" paper, made of bamboo growing in local areas, requires high standard of techniques through all the processing stages. However, with high labor intensity, poor sales and low returns, the craft is inherited by few young people, which has driven the government to develop it as a tourism project in an aim to boost the traditional handwork. [Photo/Xinhua]

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