The History of the Discovery of Paper

HISTORIA, FIND PAPER - Paper is a medium stationery indispensable for man to write. Without paper, maybe people in the world can not breed, why so? Because the first humans to date with send-send a letter instead? Hehe. Historically, paper was already discovered in the past by the Chinese people.

He named Cai Lun (Ts'ai Lun). Cai Lun is a person of the same nationality who were born in the Han Dynasty that already exist in the 1st century AD. Cai Lun himself born in Guiyang area but now the name of the region is the Hunan Province, nah Cai Lun's full name is Cai jungzhon. He was estimated to be born in the year 50 AD


The history of the discovery of paper by Cai Lun

Cai Lun paper to get an idea about this when he is already "fed up" with the old-fashioned method of writing, ie writing in bamboo or can be in a piece of silk which can also be called by Chih. Well, at that time, the silk is an expensive item, and also the bamboo is pretty heavy objects, so that is the forerunner to the paper.

Cai Lun then got the idea to make this paper from the bark of trees, remains of hemp, linen fabrics, as well as fishing nets. Well, first Cai Lun made paper made from mulberry bark. The inside of the bark of the mulberry is in it soaked in water and pounded until the fibers apart. along with the skin, also soaked hemp, rags and fish nets. Once into pulp, the material is reduced to a thin and dried. Until then become the paper, though certainly not as good as the paper it is today. But this discovery is very important in the life of mankind.

Paper dating from the Han Dynasty

In the year 105 AD (AD Five Hundred), Cai Lun paper introduces and presents its findings to the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Notes about the discovery of this paper contained in the writing of the official history of the Han Dynasty. It is said that the emperor is very excited over the discovery of Cai Lun, and Cai Lun was promoted, received a knighthood and became financiers (entrepreneurs who have great wealth and where the famous ones). Cai Lun himself died in 121 AD.

Until now the world recognize as the inventor Cai Lun Paper which is one of the most important discoveries of all human civilization where previously people use more media animal skin or stem of the tree as it is used the Arab nation and the ancient Egyptians as a medium of writing.