Paper,zhi,was a Chinese invention.

纸的发明源于中国。

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

2000 多年前，中国人发明了造纸术。

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

这种纸用蚕丝作原料，价格昂贵，只有皇帝和贵族才能使用。

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

1900 多年前，一个叫蔡伦的人改进了造纸术。

He made cheap jinzhi out of tree bark and rags.

他利用树皮、破布，造出了轻便又廉价的纸。

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

造纸术的改进使纸广为流传，也出现了很多品种。

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

宣纸最能展示中国画的魅力。

Jute paper is used to transcribe Chinese classics.

黄麻纸多用来书写中国古老的经书。

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

后来，中国的纸经过丝绸之路传向西方。

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

千百年来，文明被记录在纸上，传递到世界各地。