浅谈宣砚的兴衰发展史

A Brief Discussion on the Rise and Decline of Xuan Inkstone

纵观人类历史,中华文明,源远流长,波澜壮阔,灿烂辉煌。而在谱写中华文明的漫长历程中,"文房四宝"笔、墨、纸、砚功不可没。特别是砚台,出生最早,先笔而生,伴墨而长,历史悠久。

Throughout the history of mankind, Chinese civilization has a profound and splendid history. And in the long process of writing Chinese civilization, the ＂scholar＇s four jewels＂（writing brush, ink stick, inkstone and paper） have an indelible contribution. Especially the inkstone which has a long history, emerging the earliest, before the writing brush, and developing along with the ink stick.