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Cai Lun, The Creator of Paper: A Story in English and Chinese
Li Jian
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Description for Cai Lun, The Creator of Paper: A Story in English and Chinese
Hardback. Num Pages: 42 pages, full-colour Chinese ink style illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDC; YFT; YFY. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 246 x 238 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
Cai Lun was called into the Palace to serve the Emperor at the age of 15. He was smart and studied hard. Soon he was promoted to be an attending official in charge of documentation. At that time, documents were written either on tablets of bamboo strips or on silk. Bamboo strips were heavy and silk were expensive. The Emperor was very unhappy about it. Therefore, Cai Lun was determined to find another durable material that would be good for writing including a light-weight quality with a soft writing surface. Cai Lun began his experiments with ... Read more
Cai Lun was called into the Palace to serve the Emperor at the age of 15. He was smart and studied hard. Soon he was promoted to be an attending official in charge of documentation. At that time, documents were written either on tablets of bamboo strips or on silk. Bamboo strips were heavy and silk were expensive. The Emperor was very unhappy about it. Therefore, Cai Lun was determined to find another durable material that would be good for writing including a light-weight quality with a soft writing surface. Cai Lun began his experiments with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shanghai Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
42
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781602209961
SKU
V9781602209961
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99-50
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