A zoom in on the procedures for paper making in Tantou Township. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The project team then moves to explore the ancient crafts of handmade paper in Tantou Township, Luanchuan County, Central China's Henan province, from Oct 29 to 31.

Finally, the team makes its last stop in Cai Lun's native place of Leiyang in Hunan province from Nov 1 to 2. Cai Lun, a Chinese eunuch in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), greatly reformed the art of papermaking. His contributions to papermaking are considered one of the most important inventions in Chinese history.