Paper,zhi,was a Chinese invention.

紙的發(fā)明源于中國。

2,000 years ago,Chinese invented paper-making.

2000 多年前，中國人發(fā)明了造紙術。

This zhi was made of silk and was so expensive that only the emperor and aristocrats could afford to use it.

這種紙用蠶絲作原料，價格昂貴，只有皇帝和貴族才能使用。

1,900 years ago,a eunuch called Cai Lun improved the paper-making process.

1900 多年前，一個叫蔡倫的人改進了造紙術。

He made cheap jinzhi out of tree bark and rags.

他利用樹皮、破布，造出了輕便又廉價的紙。

The improvement in paper-making spread zhi far and wide,and many different types of zhi were invented by Chinese people.

造紙術的改進使紙廣為流傳，也出現(xiàn)了很多品種。

Xuan paper,a kind of high quality rice paper,best shows the charm of traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy.

宣紙最能展示中國畫的魅力。

Jute paper is used to transcribe Chinese classics.

黃麻紙多用來書寫中國古老的經(jīng)書。

Later,Chinese zhi spread to the West via the Chinese Silk Road.

后來，中國的紙經(jīng)過絲綢之路傳向西方。

Thousands of years of culture and civilization were recorded on zhi,and passed to different parts of the world.

千百年來，文明被記錄在紙上，傳遞到世界各地。