Before paper was invented, people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo, silk, animal hide, and wooden blocks.

在纸发明之前，人们在竹子、丝绸、兽皮和木块等材料上写字或画画。

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Gold, silver, ivory, coral, coloured glass, wool and horses went one way; silk, walnuts, ginger, rhubarb, bamboo and lacquer ware came the other.

一边运送的是金、银、象牙、珊瑚、彩色玻璃、羊毛和马匹，另一边的货物是丝绸、胡桃、姜、大黄、竹制品和漆器。

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Silk, bamboo, linen, wheat and rice straw were all used differently, and paper made with silk became the first type of luxury paper.

丝绸，竹子，亚麻，麦杆和稻杆都不同程度地被用于制造纸张，而丝绸制造的纸张成了奢侈纸张的首要类型。

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