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1. The Chinese invention of
Paper
By Isabel

2. Before paper was invented, the Chinese were in search for something to write on.
People tried bone, stone and wood but they were hard to write on and heavy to carry.
Then they tried wooden scrolls. They were made out of slips of bamboo tied together wi
They were O.K. but it got tiring carrying lots of heavy wooden scrolls.
Next people started using sheets of silk to write on. They were the best out of all the wri
Attempts but they were expensive and not everyone could afford to buy silk.
Finally, Cai Lun invented paper. Everyone’s problems were solved.

3. In earlier years, the Chinese didn’t use paper for writing on. They us
clothing, shoes, armor and blankets.

4. Cai Lun’s
Papermaking proce
1. Soak ingredients in water
2. Cut to pieces and cleanse with w
3. Immerse in tree ash and grass. S
4. Rinse with water and pound.
5. Fish fibers out with paper matrix
6. Dry
7. Paper!!!!

5. Modern Papermaking proce
Today paper is made of wood.
1. Trees are cut down
2. Wood is ground into chips
3. Wood chips are made into pulp with water
4. Chemicals are put into mixture to stop yellow
5. Pressed
6. put through rollers several times
7. Cut
8. Paper!!

6. In Ancient China paper was made of many ingredients.
bark rice hemp
seaweed fishnets bamboo
stra grass rags
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(one sheet of paper doesn’t have all of these things in it.)

7. Cai lun was the inventor of paper.
Cai Lun didn’t actually invent paper but he improved the art of making paper,
although he might have been credited with an invention of someone from a
lower class.
Before Cai Lun After Cai Lun

8. Cai Lun was born in Guiang during
the eastern Han dynasty.
He was given several
promotions under the of he of han.
Cai Lun got involved in palace intrigue.
As a result of this, in 121
Cai Lun was to report to
Prison. Before he did, he committed
suicide by drinking poison.

9. How paper spread
Papermaking spread to Japan in C.610 and to Samarkand in C.751. From there it
spread all
over Europe to Italy, Spain ,England and other European countries. It was also
introduced
To the Arabs and the Egyptians. The first paper produced in American colonies
was in 1690.