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Cai Lun

by Justin from Taichung City

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My hero is Cai Lun. He was from East Han Dynasty in China. He was one of the inventors of China's 4 great inventions in history, and he was the one who invented paper. He served in Imperial Court from early age. Later, while he did the reading, he thought the bamboo books were way too heavy, so he decided to improve the form of books. He started using his clothes to make paper. After numerous failures, he finally made paper. Because he was awarded as a high official, the paper he made was called Cai Official paper.

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