【集思晨读 Lewis Day 108 中国文化特辑 】
037 Paper 纸
Good morning, everyone! It's Wed., 25th March. I am Lewis saying hello to you all from Yangzhou.
大家周三早上好，今天是三月二十五号! 我是Lewis，在扬州给大家晨读！
今天的中国文化特辑跟大家聊 纸 Paper
1. Paper (纸 zhi) was a Chinese invention.
2. 2,000 years ago, Chinese invented paper making.
3. This Zhi was made of silk and was so expensive that only the emperor and aristocrats could afford to use it.
4. 1,900 years ago, a eunuch called Cai Lun improved the paper making process.
5. He made cheap, thin Zhi out of tree bark and rags.
6. The improvement in paper making spread Zhi far and wide.
7. And many different types of Zhi were invented by Chinese people.
8. Xuan paper, a kind of high quality rice paper best shows the charm of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy.
9. Jute paper is used to transcribe Chinese classics.
10. Later, Chinese Zhi was spread to west through the Silk Road.
11. Thousands of years of culture and civilization were recorded on Zhi and passed to different parts of the world.
