One thing that the foreigners should know when they come to learn Chinese in China is that China is the earliest country of paper invention and manufacture. According to the historical records, paper was invented by Cai Lun in Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, the paper made up of hemp fiber was found in ancient tomb of Baoqiao in Xi’an province in the year of 1957. Some of the students who study Chinese in China may be told that the paper was made before the period of Emperor Wu in Han Dynasty. And it is called “Baoqiao Paper” which is two hundred years earlier than “Cai Paper”.

According to this information of paper invention and manufacture, we can see that Cai Lun just made some promotion on the paper manufacture, but not the inventors. With the promotion of the paper manufacture techniques, the foreigners study Mandarin in China may know that many calligraphers could manufacture paper later.

About the paper invention and manufacture in China, what the foreigners should know when they learn Chinese in China is that China is not only invented the paper but also the earliest country in the world to use the used paper to manufacture paper.