Official Invention of Paper-Making Process by Cai Lun
105 CE
Cai Lun demonstrates to Emperor He an affordable paper-making process using bark and hemp rags.
Sources and References
Fragments de papier Han anciens découverts à Dunhuang et Fangmatan
Fan Ye, Hou Hanshu (Livre des Han postérieurs, Biographie de Cai Lun)
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