It was invented during the Han Dynasty by Cai Lun.

它由汉朝蔡伦发明。

The Han dynasty was freed from their historic past.

汉朝，就此可以直面更辽阔世界。

And in the case of the Han, we're talking about a distance that stretches from North Korea to Vietnam.

汉朝领土从朝鲜一直延伸到越南。

However, paper as we know it today has its origins in the Han dynasty of China.

而，就我们今天所知，纸张源于中国汉朝。

During the Han Dynasty, which begins in 206 BCE, performance becomes more widespread and more secular.

公元前206年汉朝建立之后 表演变得更加普遍和世俗。

So now Dong Zhuo ruled over the Han Dynasty as the Emperor's Regent.

所以现在董卓统治了汉朝成为了皇帝摄政王。

The site known today as the Niya ruins yielded the coffin of a wealthy couple from the Han Dynasty.

这个今被称为尼雅遗址地方出土了汉朝一对富有夫妇棺木。

In line with this pattern, the Han Dynasty came about under the strong and popular leadership of Emperor Gaozu.

遵循着这种模式，汉朝是在汉高祖强有力领导下建立。

After the Han Dynasty came to power in 202 BC, China enjoyed a long period of peace and increasing prosperity.

公元前202年，汉朝建立，天下和平，社会气氛积极向上。

Things cool down for a few centuries after the Han lose power, because war does that to a performance culture.

汉朝失势之后 表演平息了几个世纪 因为战争破坏了表演文化。

There are no written records of why the Han were so fixated on mountains and their images.

至于汉朝为何此迷恋山景像，并没有文字给予记载。

There's another place called Han Dynasty.

还有一个地方叫汉朝。

2,000 years ago, people in the Han Dynasty would have come across rhinoceroses in Sichuan and the southwest of China.

两千年前，汉朝人们在四川和中国西南部可能会遇到犀牛。

He became the first emperor of the Han Dynasty.

他成为了汉朝第一位皇帝。

His grandfather and father had served the rulers of the Han state.

他祖父和父亲曾为汉朝统治者服务。

In the year 184 AD the Yellow Turban rebellion broke out across China with millions rising up against the Han Dynasty.

公元184年，黄巾叛乱在中国爆发，数百万人反叛汉朝。

The atmosphere of the Han Dynasty was that the interior looked down upon the border areas.

汉朝气氛是内陆俯视边境地区。

During the reign of the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), the holiday grew in importance.

在汉朝统治时期（公元前 206 年至公元 220 年）， 这个节日变得越来越重要。

Examine a cup made under China's Han dynasty, meanwhile, and you will see not just fine design but an advanced bureaucracy.

与此同时，仔细观察中国汉朝时期制造杯盏，你会发现它不仅设计精，而且出于先进官僚体系。

The scroll tells the story of Lady Wenji, a poet who lived more than a thousand years prior, during China's Han dynasty.

这幅长卷讲述了文姬故事，她是一位生活在一千多年前汉朝时期诗人。