History and story about paper

Paper is one of the four great scientific and technological inventions in ancient China. Together with the compass, gunpowder and printing, it provided a material and technical foundation for the prosperity of ancient culture in China.

In ancient times, democracy was recorded by knotting ropes, and later, characters were gradually invented, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions was used as writing materials. Later, they discovered and used bamboo chips, wood chips and silk as writing materials. But because silk is too expensive and bamboo chips are too heavy, paper is produced.

The invention of paper ended the complicated history of ancient bamboo slips and greatly promoted the spread and development of culture. Paper-making is the crystallization of the long-term experience and wisdom of the working people of the Han nationality, and is used for sheet fiber products such as writing, printing, painting or packaging.

The map paper of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed in Fangmatan, Tianshui, Gansu Province is the earliest map paper found in the world.