When ancient people in China wrote on bamboo, where did foreigners write?

In fact, in the early days, because paper had not been invented, Europeans at that time, such as Sumerians 3500 years ago, would carve words on stones or clay tablets, and then carve these clay tablets and dry them, so that these words could be preserved for a long time. In fact, this custom is somewhat similar to our country, because in the early days, our country also carved words on bronzes.

In addition to engraving on clay tablets and stones, the Romans also wrote on papyrus after conquering Egypt, but the words written on papyrus will be weathered in a short time, so they can only be used temporarily. In addition to writing with the two things mentioned above, there is another way to write with animal skins! Among them, parchment is the most widely used. This kind of paper is made by peeling off the sheepskin layer by layer and using it as paper. Of course, compared with bamboo slips, this kind of paper is really convenient to use, light and easy to carry.

But the cost of this kind of paper is slightly higher, just like the ancient emperors of China usually made paper out of cloth, but the cost of this kind of thing is beyond the affordability of ordinary people. In ancient India, when people were writing, they also chose something similar to palm leaves to write. And the process of handling this kind of thing is relatively simple. Generally speaking, it is only dried and then bound into a book. It is only a little better than bamboo slips, but it is written in sheepskin and cloth. There is still a lot to be done, and this writing method has been preserved until now, and complete papers are still preserved in the museum.

Later, after our country invented paper. People's writing style has been greatly improved. Among the 100 people who have the greatest influence on the world compiled by foreigners in recent years, Cai Lun's name ranks in the top ten, because the invention of paper can be said to have changed the world.