Open AccessCultural Study on traditional Chinese Papermaking: Problem Awareness and Research Review
Author(s) -
Zhuang Liu,
Yanhua Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista brasileira de pesquisas jurídicas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2675-8431
DOI - 10.51284/rbpj.02.liu
Subject(s) - papermaking , cultural heritage , intangible cultural heritage , research object , context (archaeology) , value (mathematics) , history , aesthetics , sociology , engineering , computer science , art , archaeology , pulp and paper industry , regional science , machine learning
Papermaking is one of the outstanding creations of the Chinese nation, from the “Cai Lun’s Technique” of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the “Four Great Inventions” of modern times and further to the present academic hotspot of “intangible cultural heritage”. The naming and expression of this object reflect the cultural cognition and interpretation of papermaking in different periods of time. It is important to note that, in the context of the intercommunication between Eastern and Western discourses, the study of papermaking is not only about the exploration of the scientific value of a traditional technique, but also is the re-examination of the communication and dissemination of cultures and technologies between the East and the West, in order to form a new understanding of “Sinicized Europe”.