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Leiyang
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Leiyang is a county-level city and the third most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China. Leiyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. Located on the
Leiyang in March 2012
Leiyang in March 2012
Cai Lun
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Cai Lun, formerly romanized as Ts'ai Lun, was a Chinese eunuch court official of the Eastern Han dynasty. He occupies a pivotal place in the history of paper due to his addition of pulp via tree bark
Leiyang
…city has six subdistricts, 19 towns and five townships under its jurisdiction. The government seat is Caizichi Subdistrict. Leiyang is the hometown of Cai Lun, the inventor of papermaking technology, one of the Four Great Inventions. It has more than 2,000 years of history as an ancient city named after the…
Qing-era print depicting Cai as the patron of papermaking, 18th century
Qing-era print depicting Cai as the patron of papermaking, 18th century
The Three Gods of Paper-making, Cai Lun (in the middle) with the Korean monk Damjing (on the left), who brought the art to Japan, and Mochizuki Seibei
The Three Gods of Paper-making, Cai Lun (in the middle) with the Korean monk Damjing (on the left), who brought the art to Japan, and Mochizuki Seibei (who brought the art to Nishijima (西嶋)). Kept in the Minobu Town Museum of History and Folklore.
Cai Lun's traditional tomb, Longting [zh], Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province.
Cai Lun's traditional tomb, Longting [zh], Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province.
CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit painted figure of a cavalryman, horse detail
CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit painted figure of a cavalryman, horse detail