中国古代主要是把字写在或刻在竹片上,再编成册,那种用来写字的绢帛叫做纸。绢帛很贵而竹简又太笨重,并且不便于人们使用。蔡伦于是想出一种方法,用树皮、麻头以及破布、鱼网造成纸。元兴(汉和帝年号)元年上奏皇帝,皇帝夸赞他的才能,从此都采用他造的纸,所以天下都说"蔡侯纸"。
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