The discovery that fibers can be formed into a thin sheet on a screen is the key to the invention of paper. Chinese papermakers from very ancient times had selected almost all the kinds of plants ...

Papermaking is one of ancient China’s greatest inventions. There has been more than 2000 years of history since Cai Lun invented paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 BC – AD 220). Although now a ...

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Washi is the oldest style of making paper known to Japan. It's over 1,300 years old, having come to Japan from China in the 7th century along with Buddhism. This video, filmmaker Kuroyanagi Takashi, ...