As the name suggests, rice paper mainly refers to the paper used for calligraphy and painting produced in Xuancheng, Anhui. The most famous is the Red Star brand rice paper, and the traditional famous brand is the Hongqi brand (discontinued). Other brands of rice paper such as Wangliuji and Xiaoling are good.

Xuan paper is a traditional Chinese paper used for classical calligraphy and painting, and is one of the traditional Chinese papermaking techniques. Xuan paper "began in the Tang Dynasty and was produced in Jing County". Because Jing County was under the jurisdiction of Xuanzhou in the Tang Dynasty, it was named Xuan paper after the place. It has a history of more than 1,500 years. In 2002, Jingxian County in Xuancheng, Anhui Province was designated by the state as the origin of rice paper.

Because rice paper is easy to preserve, not brittle and does not fade over time, it is known as "paper has a thousand-year lifespan". The raw materials of rice paper are only green sandalwood bark and straw, and Yangteng peach juice is indispensable as a spreading agent. Rice paper is divided into raw paper and processed paper according to the processing method. According to the degree of ink bleeding on the paper, it is divided into raw Xuan, half-cooked Xuan and cooked Xuan. According to the proportion of raw materials, it is divided into three categories: cotton, clean leather and special clean leather. According to the size, there are four feet, five feet, six feet, seven feet, eight feet, eight feet, two feet, six feet, etc.; according to the paper texture, there are single silk road, double silk road, rib, turtle pattern, etc. . Rice paper products include plain white album pages, printed books, letterheads, antique couplets, etc.

In 2006, rice paper making techniques were included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. ?Xing Chunrong was designated as the representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage projects. On September 30, 2009, the traditional rice paper making technique was recognized by UNESCO and included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.