1£®The invention of paper greatly contributed£¨´Ù³É£©to the spread and development of civilization. £¨1£©¡¡ ¡¡ its invention£¬ bones£¬ tortoise shells£¬ and bamboo slips were all used as writing surfaces£¬but as Chinese civilization developed£¬they proved themselves £¨2£©¡¡ ¡¡ because of their bulk£¨Ìå»ý£©and£¨3£©¡¡ ¡¡. Hemp fiber and silk were used to make paper but the quality was far from satisfactory.£¨4£©¡¡ ¡¡£¬ these two materials could be better used for other £¨5£©¡¡ ¡¡ so it was not practical to make paper from them.

    Xue fu wu che is a Chinese idiom describing a£¨n£©£¨6£©¡¡ ¡¡ man. The story behind it£¨7£©¡¡ ¡¡a scholar named Hui Shi who lived during the Warring States Period. He£¨8£©¡¡ ¡¡five carts to carry his books when he traveled around teaching. £¨9£©¡¡ ¡¡ at that time were made of wood or bamboo slips so they were heavy and occupied a lot of space.£¨10£©¡¡ ¡¡ at the time needed not only brainwork but also physical£¨11£©¡¡ ¡¡.

    In 105 A.D.£¬Cai Lun£¬a man during the Eastern Han Dynasty£¬invented paper from worn fishnet£¬bark and cloth. These raw materials could be £¨12£©¡¡ ¡¡ found at a much lower cost so large quantities of paper could be £¨13£©¡¡ ¡¡. The making technique was exported to Korea in 384 A.D. A Korean monk then £¨14£©¡¡ ¡¡ this skill with him to Japan in 610 A.D.

    During a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire£¬the Arabs £¨15£©¡¡ ¡¡ some Tang soldiers and papermaking workers. Thus£¬a paper factory was £¨16£©¡¡ ¡¡ by the Arabs. In the 11th century the skill was carried to India when Chinese monks journeyed there £¨17£©¡¡ ¡¡ Buddhist sutras.

    Through the Arabs£¬Africans and Europeans then£¨18£©¡¡ ¡¡  the skill. The first paper factory in £¨19£©¡¡ ¡¡ was set up in Spain. In the latter half of the 16th century£¬ this £¨20£©¡¡ ¡¡ was brought to America. By the 19th century£¬ when paper factories were set up in Australia£¬ papermaking had spread to the whole world.