造纸是中国古代的四大发明之一。但古埃及人在约四千年前就掌握了用尼罗河两岸生长的纸莎草做纸的技术,这种纸比中国蔡伦发明的造纸术还要早许多年。在埃及的旅游景点和工艺品商店,随处可见一种画在纸莎草上的画,其绚丽的色彩,鲜明的特色很受游客的喜爱。这些画的纸张呈淡黄或浅棕色,虽不太平整但很柔韧。 Papermaking is one of the four great inventions in ancient China. But ancient Egyptians mastered the technology of making paper from papyrus, which grew on both sides of the Nile, about four thousand years ago, many years before China’s paper-making by Cai Lun. In Egypt’s tourist attractions and crafts shops, you can see a painting on papyrus painting, its brilliant colors, distinctive features are popular with tourists. The paintings are light yellow or light brown, though not very flat but very flexible.