What are Juyan Han bamboo slips?

Before the invention of papermaking, ancient civilizations in the world had thousands of years of writing inheritance and civilization development. In this process, Egyptians used papyrus, two river basins used clay tablets, Indians used scallops, and China people used bamboo slips.

Today, we see Oracle Bone Inscriptions and inscriptions on bronze, in which Oracle Bone Inscriptions was used for royal divination, and inscriptions on bronze were mainly engraved. Bamboo slips have been found many times in the history of our country, but they have not been preserved for a long time.

Until the early 20th century, with the discovery of Loulan, Niya Han and Jin documents and Dunhuang Hansai bamboo slips, we had an intuitive understanding of the shape, specifications, style and text content of bamboo slips.

Juyan Han bamboo slips