Kwv yees li 2,000 xyoo dhau los, cov neeg tsim khoom hauv Suav teb tau siv kev sib txuas lus mus rau qib tom ntej, tsim cov ntaub ntawv los sau lawv cov duab kos thiab sau. Thiab daim ntawv, raws li peb paub hnub no, tau yug los!
Daim ntawv yog thawj zaug hauv Lei-Yang, Tuam Tshoj los ntawm Ts'ai Lun, tus thawj coj hauv tsev hais plaub hauv Suav. Nyob rau hauv txhua rooj plaub, Ts'ai sib tov mulberry bark, hemp thiab rags nrog dej, mashed rau hauv pulp, nias tawm cov kua thiab dai lub nyias lev kom qhuav nyob rau hauv lub hnub.
Thaum lub xyoo pua 8, txog 300 xyoo tom qab Ts'ai qhov kev tshawb pom, qhov zais cia tau mus rau thaj tsam uas tam sim no yog Middle East. Txawm li cas los xij, nws tau siv sijhawm 500 xyoo ntxiv rau kev xa ntawv mus rau Tebchaws Europe. Ib qho ntawm thawj daim ntawv mills tau tsim nyob rau hauv Spain, thiab tsis ntev, ntawv tau raug ua nyob rau hauv mills thoob plaws teb chaws Europe.
Tom qab ntawd, nrog daim ntawv yooj yim dua, daim ntawv tau siv los luam cov phau ntawv tseem ceeb, phau Vajlugkub, thiab cov ntaub ntawv raug cai.