Workers crushing and sorting soaked bark trees at the Jungshi paper factory which uses traditional methods to produce the authentic Bhutanese paper known as Deh-sho from the bark of two tree species, the Daphne tree and Dhekap tree in Thimphu the capital of Bhutan. Deh-sho paper was originally used by monasteries for woodblock and manuscript books and also for writing prayer books.

Workers crushing and sorting soaked bark trees at the Jungshi paper factory which uses traditional methods to produce the authentic Bhutanese paper known as Deh-sho from the bark of two tree species, the Daphne tree and Dhekap tree in Thimphu the capital of Bhutan. Deh-sho paper was originally used by monasteries for woodblock and manuscript books and also for writing prayer books. Stock Photo
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Eddie Gerald / Alamy Stock Photo

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4896 x 3264 px | 41.5 x 27.6 cm | 16.3 x 10.9 inches | 300dpi

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9 December 2014

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Bhutan

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