Jinxi woodblock printing handicraft (second batch of provincial level) Jinxi Huwan woodblock printing began in the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty, and formed the front and back bookstore streets. During the Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1850 AD), all the classics, history, philosophy and collections in Jiangxi Province came from this place. At that time, booksellers in Beijing, Nanjing, Nanchang, Changsha, Anqing, Wuhu and other places set up branch bookstores in Huwan Town. Huwan's woodblock printed books were sold throughout the country through these channels, with great influence. In its heyday, Huwan had more than 60 bookstores, including Dawentang, Liangyitang, Sanrangtang, Wenxintang, Zhongxintang, and Jiuxueshanfang, and thousands of craftsmen for engraving and printing books. The books produced in Huwan are woodblock boards, and most of the wood is made of pear trees, camphor trees and lotus trees. Printing paper is made of Maoba paper (produced in Huangtong and Xiashan, Jinxi), special-grade paper is made of Liansi paper (produced in Fujian), and low-grade paper is made of Jingdan paper (produced in Zixi). The ink is made of smoke residue from burning pine trees in the countryside. Each plate is engraved on two sides. If red ink and circles are added, another set of plates will be engraved. The engraving tools include branch chisels and flat chisels. The engraving techniques include door engraving and body engraving. The knife engraving methods include horizontal knife engraving and side knife engraving.