Ciqing paper is dyed with indigo to the same deep blue as appears on blue-and-white porcelain. In ancient times in China this paper was used for copying Buddhist scriptures with gold paste ink. It expressed the solemn dignity of the religious texts especially well.
磁青紙是一種以藍靛染成極深藍的紙張，其色調與青花磁的青色一樣，中國古代常以泥金在其上抄寫佛經，特別能呈現宗教的莊嚴肅穆。