Xuan paper

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Xuan paper
Wang Xizhi's Lantingji Xu on Xuan paper.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	宣紙
Simplified Chinese	宣纸
Literal meaning	"Paper of Xuan Cheng"(Xuan Cheng, or the Xuan Prefecture, is the origin of the Xuan paper trade)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin xuānzhǐ Wu Romanization 1xi-tsr Gan Romanization 'xyon1 zi3 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping syun1 zi2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ soan-chóa Tâi-lô suan-tsuá
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	giấy Tuyên giấy Xuyến chỉ
Hán-Nôm	絏宣 絏宣紙
Korean name
Hangul	선지
Hanja	宣紙
Transcriptions Revised Romanization seonji
Japanese name
Kanji	宣紙
Kana	せんし
Transcriptions Romanization senshi

Xuan paper, Shuen paper, or rice paper, is a kind of paper originating in ancient China used for writing and painting. Xuan paper is renowned for being soft and fine-textured, suitable for conveying the artistic expression of both Chinese calligraphy and painting.