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Himalayan Handmade Paper Industry

TIME : 2016/2/17 13:15:50

Visitors are welcome to drop into this small workshop to see traditional papermaking processes, from boiling and pulping of the local argayli (daphne) bush to sifting, pressing and drying. The resulting insect-resistant paper is used to block-print monastic scriptures. Morning is the best time to see production. It's a 10-minute walk from town, on the right side of the road.