Paper’s invention was a revolutionary breakthrough. Following the invention of paper in 105 CE, forms of communication, ...

Many ancient documents record the use of paper before AD 105, the year in which Cai Lun is credited with the invention of papermaking technique, said Li Fang whose recent book, Legend of Chinese ...

In fact, it’s the ingredients for paper – as it was made in ancient China, that is. At the time of its invention, life was hard if you had something you needed to remember. Legend has it that ...

China's long history has seen some extremely important inventions emerge, most noticeably gunpowder, paper making, printing and the compass, which, in the words of Roger Bacon, changed the whole ...