Formalbooks,isinthespringandautumnperiodandthewarringstatesera,morethantwothousandyearsago.Atfirst,peoplewrittenonpiecesofbambooorwoodandthesebambooorwoodcalledJaneorsuffer.Breakingbambooboardinthesamelengthandwidthofthin(usually5inchesto2feetinlength),madethesurface,intheaboveletteringorpaintpentowritewithaknife,eachpiececanbewrittenfor8to14characters.
Someslipsofthewithhemprope,wireropeorpimpstringup,ikeputonaropeamongafewpiecesofbambooslips.LegendbecauseConfuciusstudydiligently,andthewearvolumeofthongsbrokenmanytimes.Thisheavybook,ofcourse,isveryconvenienttouse.Itissaidthatemperorqinshihuangexamines120cattiesofslipsofpapereveryday.
Now,notonlymanyvarieties,andsomesmallerandsmaller.Miniaturebookpreservationanduseisveryconvenient,ifthe10000kindsofeachofthe150000-wordbookputtogether,thetotalweightofitisabout5tons,books’history.
