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     • Cai Lun (Chinese : 蔡 伦; courtesy name: Jingzhong (敬 仲); c.50–62 – 121 CE), formerly romanized as Ts'ai Lun, was a Chinese eunuch court official of the Eastern Han dynasty.
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   Who is Cai Lun?

   • Cai Lun is regarded as a Chinese national hero, admired for his ingenuity and his forthright nature, and a memorial hall is kept in his honor in his hometown of Leiyang. Cai Lun was born c. 50 C.E. in Guiyang (Leiyang) during the Eastern Han Dynasty, into a poor family which made a living by home industry.

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   What did Cai Lun invent?

   • Cai Lun, a Chinese eunuch and government official during the Eastern Han Dynasty (around 105 CE), is often credited with inventing a more standardized form of paper. He is known for refining the papermaking process by using a mixture of mulberry tree bark, old fishing nets, and other materials to create a pulp that could be formed into sheets.

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   What is the 'paper of Cai Lun'?

   • He submitted the process to the emperor in the first year of Yuanxing and received praise for his ability. From this time, paper has been in use and is universally called the 'paper of Cai Lun'". ^ Hou Hanshu (78/68:2513–14): "蔡伦字敬仲，桂陽人也。

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   How did Cai Lun change the world?

   • Cai Lun’s paper was lightweight, relatively inexpensive, and easy to produce, which led to its rapid adoption throughout China and eventually across the world. The introduction of paper had an immediate and profound impact on Chinese society. It revolutionized the way information was recorded and disseminated.

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   Why did Cai Lun Die?

   • Cai Lun entered service as a court eunuch in 75, and was given several promotions under the rule of Emperor He. In 105 he submitted a process for manufacturing paper to the emperor, and was rewarded with an aristocratic title and great wealth. In 221, he was forced to commit suicide as a result of involvement in a palace intrigue.

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   How did Cai Lun become a king?

   • Cai Lun’s early life details are sparse, but it is known that he entered the service of the Han court in his youth. His ascent began when he became a eunuch in the palace, a common route to power and influence for many young men of his era. He served under Emperor He (reigned 88–105 CE), initially in minor roles.

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   Cai Lun (Chinese: 蔡 伦; courtesy name: Jingzhong (敬 仲); c. 50–62 – 121 CE), formerly romanized as Ts'ai Lun, was a Chinese eunuch court official of the Eastern Han dynasty.

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   Cai Lun (born 62? ce, Guiyang [now Leiyang, in present-day Hunan province], China—died 121, China) was a Chinese court official who is traditionally credited with the invention of paper.

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   In 105 C.E., Cai Lun submitted to the emperor a process for making paper out of the inner bark of mulberry trees, bamboo, and remnants of hemp, rags of cloth, and fishing nets. He mixed them with water, pounded them with a wooden tool, and then poured this mixture onto a flat piece of coarsely woven cloth, letting the water drain through, and leavi...

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   The immediate popularity of the invention attributed to Cai Lun is evident in the discovery of paper (dated to within 50 years of Cai Lun's death) in the inhospitable deserts of arid Chinese Turkestan. The province of Guizhou became renowned for its paper-making workshops.By the third century, paper was widely used as a writing medium in China and ...

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   Hunter, Dard. 1932. Old papermaking in China and Japan.Chillicothe, OH: Mountain House Press.

   Narita, Kiyofusa. 1980. A life of Tsʼai Lung and Japanese paper-making.Tokyo: Paper Museum.

   Narita, Kiyofusa. 1966. A life of Ts'ai Luing and Japanese paper-making.Tokyo: Dainihon Press.

   Needham, Joseph, and Ling Wang. 1954. Science and civilisation in China. Cambridge [Eng.]: University Press. ISBN 9780521327275

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   Jan 3, 2024 · Cai Lun (circa 50–121 AD) was a Chinese eunuch and an official during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Renowned for inventing paper and the papermaking process around 105 AD, Cai Lun’s innovation significantly impacted communication, education, and culture.

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Papermaking is traditionally believed to have been invented by Cai Lun, a Chinese eunuch and official during the Eastern Han Dynasty, around 105 CE. Cai Lun's contribution to papermaking involved the refinement of the process, making it more consistent and practical for widespread use.

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    While some strived to perfect the use of parchment (dried and stretched animal skin), Chinese focused their attention to real wood-based paper. Paper appeared in china in 3rd or 2nd century BC, but it was greatly popularized during the life of Chinese political official and inventor Cai Lun.

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    Discover the remarkable story of Cai Lun, the Eastern Han dynasty eunuch whose invention of paper changed the course of history.

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