cai lun simplified chinese traditional chinese pinyin ci ln wadegiles tsai lun ca 50 ce 121 courtesy name jingzhong was a chinese eunuch and political official he is traditionally regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process in forms recognizable in modern times as paper as opposed to papyrus although early forms of paper had existed in china since the 2nd century bce he was responsible for the first significant improvement and standardization of paper making by adding essential new materials into its composition 2b02bb5.jpg from chinese goddess 韩老师98 View Photo