Xuan paper

Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper
CountryChina
Reference201
RegionAsia and the Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription2009 (4th session)
ListRepresentative

UNESCO Cultural Heritage
Xuan paper
Wang Xizhi's Lantingji Xu on Xuan paper.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese宣紙
Simplified Chinese宣纸
Literal meaning"Paper of Xuan(cheng)"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinxuānzhǐ
IPA[ɕɥɛ́n.ʈʂɻ̩̀]
Wu
Romanization1xi-tsr
Gan
Romanization'xyon1 zi3
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsyun1 zi2
IPA[syn˥.tsi˧˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJsoan-chóa
Tâi-lôsuan-tsuá
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetgiấy Tuyên
giấy Xuyến chỉ
Hán-Nôm絏宣
絏宣紙
Korean name
Hangul선지
Hanja宣紙
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationseonji
Japanese name
Kanji宣紙
Kanaせんし
Transcriptions
Romanizationsenshi

Xuan paper, Shuen paper, or rice paper, is a kind of paper originating in ancient China used for writing and painting. Xuan paper is renowned for being soft and fine-textured, suitable for conveying the artistic expression of both Chinese calligraphy and painting.