Craftsman's breakthrough paints bright picture

Perfectionist makes great efforts to develop nation's first high-quality watercolor paper

A paper-making company in North China is receiving an increasing number of orders for watercolor paper from overseas customers who are attracted by the product's high quality.

"This is a miracle achievement given that even the domestic market for high-end watercolor paper has been dominated by overseas products since the beginning of the century," said Shi Liming, a paper-making craftsman who has been working on watercolor paper research and production for over three decades.

Based in Baoding, Hebei province, Shi's Baoding Huarong Paper Factory was established in 1992 in the city's Jingxiu district.