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蔡伦,字敬仲,桂阳郡耒阳县人,永平初年(61或63)出生于冶铁世家。蔡伦从小勤思好学,尤其对冶炼、铸造、种麻、养蚕等兴趣浓厚。及至少年,蔡伦已是满腹经纶,颇具才学。永平十八年(公元75),蔡伦经铁官推荐,进入皇宫,开始在皇宫旁舍嫔妃所居的掖庭当差。永元九年(公元97),蔡伦加任尚方令,其才学得以真正发挥出来。在他的带动下,尚方制作坊大幅改进剑、弩等器械的制作工艺。元兴元年(公元105),蔡伦改良造纸术,试制出既轻薄柔韧,又取材容易、来源广泛、价格低廉的纸献于汉和帝,深受汉和帝推崇,此纸很快得以推广,被后世称为"蔡侯纸"。本书由一组故事,描绘了这位著名发明家的一生。