Cai Lun in Cai Lun’s hometown belongs to the world

On August 2, 2010, the naming of the lunar geographical entity declared for the first time by Chinese scientists using the full-lunar surface image data of the lunar exploration project was approved by the International Astronomical Union, and the three impact craters on the far side of the moon were named separately. For Cai Lun, Bi Sheng and Zhang Yuzhe. The name of Cai Lun, an ancient science and technology superstar and world cultural celebrity, has once again attracted the attention of the world, echoing the comments on the page of the American "Chicago Tribune" on March 10, 1983: "Cai Lun of China invented papermaking and spread it to Europe. It is shocking and can be compared with the exploration of sending a man to the moon.” Former Soviet professor Sukhman also commented in his book "Papermaking": "Cai Lun of China invented paper 1800 years ago, and no other invention was invented." , the promotion of cultural development cannot be compared with paper." In the "List of 100 People Who Influenced the Process of Human History" written by American Mike Hart, Cai Lun ranked 7th, far behind the well-known Columbus. , Einstein, and Darwin before. In 2007, the American "Time" magazine selected and announced mankind's "best inventors in history", and Cai Lun was on the list again. In fact, Cai Lun's inventions and innovations were not limited to papermaking. He "supervised the production of secret swords and other instruments, all of which were made with precision and precision, setting the standard for future generations." "The crossbow of Cai Taipu and the nine-year-old sword of Longting are still famous all over the world."

Cai Lun’s papermaking culture is widely promoted throughout the country. I accidentally heard the famous mathematician Professor Hou Zhenting say that his hometown holds a grand sacrificial event every year on Cai Lun's birthday. After searching online, I learned that Dakai Town, Xinmi City, Zhengzhou, Henan, is the famous "No. 1 Papermaking Town" in the country. The town's traditional handmade papermaking technology was listed as an "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Henan Province" in 2009. The local handicraft workshops are all named after Cai Lun is the founder and is worshiped in the "Cai Xian Temple".

Of course, as the real "hometown of Cai Lun", Guiyang needs to make more efforts for this.