All Natural Museum of Handcraft Paper in China Doesn’t Use a Single Nail

China's dizzying cultural heritage is well-known, but it won't continue to be unless concerted efforts like the rustic Museum of Handcraft Paper are made to preserve it. Designed by <a href="http://www.chinese-architects.com/tao/">Trace Architecture Office</a>, the museum is built out of a variety of locally-sourced materials, and thanks to traditional SunMao Chinese wood building techniques, not a single nail was required to put it together. Just one fixture in the greater village museum and ecological preserve, this marvelous building definitely does Yunnan's paper-making history proud by featuring its products everywhere - even on the interior finish.

The museum in Yunnan, China is designed to showcase and preserve the ancient art of papermaking

Surrounded by an ecological preserve of unparalleled beauty, it was also important to make the building itself sustainable

Which didn't end up being very difficult at all!

Trace Architecture Office incorporated natural materials and local craftsmanship into their design

Going so far as to use the paper made in the museum and surrounding village on the interior finish

Other materials used include bamboo, volcanic stone, and fir wood

All linked together in a style called SunMao - using nary a nail.

The building is also naturally lit and ventilated

And has views to die for!