Bhutanese Paper making factory, Bhutan

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Day 21
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 3:15 PM
⛅ 25 °C
Altitude: 2,392 m
Bhutan Thimphu 27.47622, 89.6438727°28’34” N 89°38’38” E
Bhutanese Paper making factory
May 21, 2019 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
This was fasinating.

This small factory produces tradional paper hand made from the bark of Daphne Bush. The process involes stripping the bark, soaking and boiling it, then crushing, pulping, layering, pressing and drying. We watched steps of the process in this tiny dirty shed but the paper is lovely.Read more
TravelerI guess you need lots of paper when you don’t have good internet for information!
5/26/19Reply
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