石橋(qiao)(qiao)村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)位(wei)于貴州丹寨縣城北部,因有一座天(tian)(tian)(tian)然(ran)石拱橋(qiao)(qiao)連(lian)接(jie)河兩岸山(shan)崖而(er)得名。全村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)近250戶(hu)1165人(ren),其中(zhong)苗族(zu)人(ren)口(kou)(kou)1108人(ren),村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)中(zhong)從(cong)16歲的(de)(de)年(nian)輕小(xiao)伙兒到70多歲的(de)(de)老人(ren)都(dou)會使用古(gu)法技術(shu)造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)。石橋(qiao)(qiao)村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)主要(yao)生(sheng)(sheng)產白皮紙(zhi)和彩色皮紙(zhi),特別是(shi)彩色手工(gong)(gong)(gong)紙(zhi)在(zai)全國絕無僅有,其造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)技藝(yi)是(shi)目(mu)(mu)前(qian)保(bao)存(cun)較為(wei)完好(hao)的(de)(de)造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)“活(huo)化石”。據(ju)考(kao)證,南皋石橋(qiao)(qiao)村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)技術(shu)距今已(yi)有1400多年(nian)的(de)(de)歷史,造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)方式還在(zai)承襲原始(shi)的(de)(de)家庭(ting)作坊(fang)生(sheng)(sheng)產,村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)里還保(bao)留著國內為(wei)數不(bu)多的(de)(de)古(gu)老作坊(fang)。祖上十八(ba)(ba)代都(dou)沿用古(gu)法造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)的(de)(de)王興武介(jie)紹說,這種(zhong)造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)方法的(de)(de)最大(da)特點(dian)(dian)是(shi)原生(sheng)(sheng)態、無污染(ran),所以(yi),石橋(qiao)(qiao)村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)雖然(ran)世(shi)代造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi),但(dan)繞寨腳(jiao)流(liu)過(guo)(guo)的(de)(de)南皋河依然(ran)清澈(che)見底。過(guo)(guo)去以(yi)古(gu)法造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)的(de)(de)地(di)(di)(di)方大(da)都(dou)依山(shan)傍水,石橋(qiao)(qiao)村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)也不(bu)例外。一條(tiao)潺潺的(de)(de)小(xiao)溪(xi)從(cong)村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)中(zhong)流(liu)過(guo)(guo),山(shan)坡(po)上翠竹連(lian)綿不(bu)斷,猶如波(bo)瀾(lan)起伏(fu)的(de)(de)竹海,煞(sha)是(shi)壯觀(guan)。石橋(qiao)(qiao)村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)人(ren)自古(gu)以(yi)來就利用這得天(tian)(tian)(tian)獨(du)厚的(de)(de)條(tiao)件加工(gong)(gong)(gong)造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi),經過(guo)(guo)多年(nian)的(de)(de)實踐摸索,目(mu)(mu)前(qian)已(yi)能生(sheng)(sheng)產金絲、麻絲、壓平(ping)、皺褶、凹凸、花草、云龍(long)、超(chao)薄八(ba)(ba)大(da)系列古(gu)法彩色手工(gong)(gong)(gong)紙(zhi),其生(sheng)(sheng)產的(de)(de)紙(zhi)張遠銷歐洲、澳洲、東南亞等地(di)(di)(di),造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)作坊(fang)也成為(wei)旅游者青睞的(de)(de)觀(guan)光景點(dian)(dian)。據(ju)統計(ji),石橋(qiao)(qiao)村(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)(cun)現(xian)有露天(tian)(tian)(tian)煮甑10口(kou)(kou)、露天(tian)(tian)(tian)浸泡池10口(kou)(kou)、紙(zhi)房36間、木榨34個、抄紙(zhi)槽40口(kou)(kou)、木碓3張、踏碓5張,是(shi)我國古(gu)法造(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)工(gong)(gong)(gong)序(xu)、工(gong)(gong)(gong)具保(bao)存(cun)最完整、規(gui)模最大(da)的(de)(de)一處地(di)(di)(di)方,丹寨縣參與申(shen)報的(de)(de)皮紙(zhi)制作技藝(yi)也被列入(ru)首批國家級非物質文化遺(yi)產保(bao)護名錄。