Cai Lun Papermaking Discussed

China is the earliest papermaking country in the world, Eastern HanDynasty Cai Lun is the paper inventor. The paper invention is an importantmatter in the world civilized history, also is a great contribution whichthe Chinese nation does to the humanity.This article has emphatically discussed the origin of papermakingtechnology, the contribution by CaiLun, papermaking reason andsignificance. Article altogether four chapters. The chapter one discussespapermaking's origin question, concurrently discusses the paper' sdefinition and limits paper invention; Second chapter elaborates therelations of Cai Lun and the papermaking, outlines three big contributionsto papermaking technology by Cai Lun; The third chapter analysis thesubjective and objective reasons of paper in Eastern Han Dynasty whichinvents by Cai Lun; Fourth chapter induces the paper' s function andpapermaking's great significance.This article viewpoint prominent, the clearcut in argument, thelogicis strong. Although four parts of content respective emphasis pointsare different, but between Zhang Yuzhang, the festival and the festivalare linked together, from becomes the system: First chapter in firstobjectively narrates before the paper invention written recordmaterial,draws out the paper by this; After that give the definition to "the paper"and "the invention", refers to the Cai Lun papermaking and the paper originfor the first time in this; Then elaborates the paper source area and theorigin time specifically from the pro and con two spects, the principleaccording to the union, explicitly proposed "Eastern Han Dynasty Cai Luninvents the paper " judgment. The second chapter deck first chapter, discussed Cai Lun andthe papermaking relations, through elaboratehim to the papermaking echnology contribution and the quotationcorrelation record and the material, further proved "Cai Lun to invent thepaper" Third, four chapters separately elaborate the Cai Lun papermakingorigin and the significance, has respectively proven the argument fromthedifferent angle, also inherits with the first two chapters. The articlealso for the first time the papermaking technology origin, the origin andthe significance three major problems places in the identical article toperforms to elaborate, also in partially has own original opinion aboutCai Lun prominent contribution and the Cai Lun papermaking significancepart.