Ancient China for Kids: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Chinese History, from the Shang Dynasty to the Fall of the Han Dynasty by History Captivating

Author:History, Captivating
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-26T00:00:00+00:00

Silk Road map trail

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The Chinese learned how to make silk from the cocoons of silkworms, something they kept secret for hundreds of years. After China has been using silkworms for hundreds of years, Europe also started with the practice. Today silk is available everywhere.

Paper

Ancient Chinese paper

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The Chinese invented paper and many uses for it. These uses included paper money and playing cards. Can you imagine our lives without those two things? It sure is hard to do.

Paper was invented in China during the Han Dynasty by Cai Lun around AD 105. This inventor pounded ingredients like bamboo, hemp, rags, fishing nets, and mulberry tree bark into a pulp. Then he mixed it in water and spread it flat. The use of paper spread quickly through the empire, and so began people’s love of paper.

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