WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Up until the 9th century during the mid-Tang dynasty, most Chinese books were bound scrolls made of materials such as bamboo, wood, silk, or paper. Originally bamboo and wooden tablets were tied together with silk and hemp cords to fold onto each other like an accordion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bamboo was first cut into pieces, then soaked in a pool of lime and boiled for several days to soften them. After ridding it of impurities, it was placed in a fermenting pool. Several days later it was pounded with a pestle and mortar and mixed round in water to make a paper pulp.

Detailed explanation-3: -China in 1000 CE By the 9th century, Chinese craftsmen had developed a way to mass produce books by carving words and pictures into wooden blocks, inking them, and then pressing paper onto the blocks. Each block consisted of an entire page of text and illustrations.

Detailed explanation-4: -The invention of paper in China Apart from the conventional use of paper as a form of writing material for Chinese scholars, it was also used to preserve the flavour of tea. Another type of material originating in China is rice paper.