Liu Bang. 2011. History of China.
One invention of the Han Dynasty is paper. Paper was invented in the Han Dynasty, made out of bamboo or wooden boards. A few long pieces of this paper were pasted together to form a strip,
used as the tool for recording the important events and data.
A few long pieces of this paper were pasted together to form a
strip, which was then wrapped around a wooden roller.
The invention of paper began in 206 B.C. in China. This was the first form of paper making that happened in the Western Han Dynasty. When paper making got popular, the Eastern Han Dynasty started to make a new kind of paper. However the paper there was thinner and cheaper.
Paper has changed lives in the Han Dynasty and ours today. Before paper was invented, Qin Shihuang, the first emperor in Chinese history, had to go over 120 kilos of official documents written on bamboo or wooden strips. Paper has also impacted our lives so much, that without it, we wouldn't be where we are today.
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