Inventions

Paper

Chinese legend tells that the new invention of paper was presented to the Emperor in the year 105 AD by Cai Lun. The craft of papermaking relied upon an abundance of bamboo fibres to produce a fine quality paper, the papermaker uses only the traditional materials and methods to produce fine art paper. The myth - there was no actual evidence that Cai Lun was the person invented the paper when he presented the material to the Emperor, the record only showed he presented the paper; but he was a key figure in the invention.

Printing

The Chinese invention of moveable type, credited to Bi Sheng in the year 1045 AD. Movable type of printing technique was first invented by Bi Sheng of the Song dynasty between the years 1041 and 1048. This invention was recorded by his contemporary Shen Kuo which recorded it in his Dreampool Essays. During the 13-14th centuries, the agriculturist Wang Zhen made an important contribution to the development of movable type printing.