ASIA: CHINA. 



CONSUMPTION. 



Paper is used for writing, printing, wrapping, packing, labeling, 

 account books, firecrackers, bombs, fans, sacrificial images and rep- 

 resentations, paper boxes, fire sticks for smokers, windows, toilet, 

 artificial flowers, wall scrolls, decorations, for lining clothes, soling 

 shoes, and many other purposes. Among special industries may be 

 named the making of firecrackers and images and soling shoes. 



For convenience, we may say there are two classes of paper used 

 here. The first class consists of twenty-one grades with many varie- 

 ties; the second class, of eight grades with varieties. Most of the 

 first-class paper is made from young bamboo and a much smaller 

 quantity from bark. The second class is made from rice straw. 

 For the first seven grades of the first class, hereafter designated as 

 A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, the requirements are durability and 

 whiteness. The weight is not so essential. These papers are used 

 for making scrolls, wall decorations, valuable decorative articles, 

 and the fine grade of fans. They are specially prepared, and great 

 care is taken in their manufacture. 



The following are the usual sizes of these grades. The figures 

 represent Chinese inches. A Chinese foot has 10 Chinese inches 

 and is equal to nearly 14 English inches. 



Inches. 



A grade '.... 80 by 15 



/ 80 by 28 



B grade -j 60 by 64 



( 40 by 20 

 ( 80 by 28 



C grade -j 60 by 24 



( 40 by 20 

 j 60 by 24 



3 rade \ 40 by 20 



E grade...-. 40 by 20 



F grade 4 by 20 



G grade '. 4 by 20 



The other fourteen grades of the first class are described below. 

 Durability is essential; weight is more or less considered with refer- 

 ence to strength. The sizes are: 



S C R P & P- 



