汉字书写的历史源远流长,承载书写文字的媒介,从材质而言,大体经历了甲骨、钟鼎、竹简、缣帛、纸这几个阶段。时至今日,这几类书写媒介都有历史遗存,其中仍被现代人广泛使用的是纸。在谈论纸之前,有必要先来探讨我国早期其它几种书写媒介及其逐渐被淘汰的历史原因。隋唐以前中国早期的书写材料 The history of writing Chinese characters goes back to ancient times, and the media bearing writing and writing materials, in general, have undergone several phases of such processes as the oracle bone, bronze, bamboo slips, bamboo slips and paper. Today, these types of writing media have historical relics, of which paper is still widely used by modern people. Before talking about paper, it is necessary to explore the historical reasons for the early writing of several other media in China and their gradual obsolescence. Chinese Early Writings Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties