Derge Woodblock Printing

Woodblocks, ink and paper meet in a living printing tradition at Derge. Watching the coordinated work reveals how texts continue to be reproduced by hand.

Woodblocks, ink and paper meet in coordinated handwork. Watching a page emerge offers a close encounter with the continuing reproduction of texts in a culturally significant setting.

A closer encounter

• Observe how printing teams work with blocks, ink and paper.
• Include Derge in a longer western Sichuan journey, allowing time for the setting as well as the craft.

Derge belongs on a longer western Sichuan route. It is not a short excursion from Chengdu or a stop on the southern G318 highway.

Tell us what interests you. We’ll shape the experience around your journey and confirm the arrangements in your personal proposal.