四連碓(dui)(dui)造紙(zhi)作(zuo)坊位于中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)浙江省溫州市甌(ou)海區(qu)澤(ze)(ze)(ze)雅(ya)(ya)鎮(zhen),北斗山腳龍溪中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)游,占地約0.28平方千(qian)米,是(shi)(shi)(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)古(gu)代造紙(zhi)術的活(huo)化石(shi),也是(shi)(shi)(shi)國(guo)(guo)家重(zhong)(zhong)點文(wen)物保護單位。元末(mo)明(ming)初,福建南屏人為避戰亂遷(qian)居澤(ze)(ze)(ze)雅(ya)(ya)。因(yin)澤(ze)(ze)(ze)雅(ya)(ya)水多竹茂,遂(sui)重(zhong)(zhong)操舊業造“南屏紙(zhi)”。人們(men)用水碓(dui)(dui)將水竹搗成紙(zhi)絨、紙(zhi)漿,制成屏紙(zhi)。澤(ze)(ze)(ze)雅(ya)(ya)一帶數千(qian)人從事造紙(zhi),因(yin)此到處是(shi)(shi)(shi)水碓(dui)(dui)、紙(zhi)坊。如(ru)水碓(dui)(dui)坑、水簾坑等地名(ming)亦都與造紙(zhi)有關,澤(ze)(ze)(ze)雅(ya)(ya)遂(sui)又名(ming)“紙(zhi)山”。20世紀90年(nian)代日本農(nong)耕民俗考察團、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)印刷博(bo)物館等團體(ti)多次到此地考察。他們(men)一致(zhi)認為澤(ze)(ze)(ze)雅(ya)(ya)紙(zhi)山是(shi)(shi)(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)古(gu)代造紙(zhi)術的“活(huo)化石(shi)”,其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)以四連碓(dui)(dui)尤(you)為重(zhong)(zhong)要。
澤(ze)雅(ya)山區水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)多(duo)竹茂(mao),元(yuan)明(ming)時代(dai)的(de)先(xian)民(min)在此順(shun)溪建造水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)渠、碓(dui)(dui)輪及紙坊(fang)(fang),并(bing)與山水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)渾然一體。鼎盛時期有數(shu)千人從事造紙,到(dao)處是水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)碓(dui)(dui)和紙坊(fang)(fang),所以澤(ze)雅(ya)在明(ming)代(dai)也(ye)被稱為“紙山”。其中四連碓(dui)(dui)造紙作坊(fang)(fang)建于明(ming)朝初年,水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)渠長(chang)約230米,順(shun)流分4級水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)碓(dui)(dui),可反(fan)復利用水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)力(li)資源,故名“四連碓(dui)(dui)”。2001年,四連碓(dui)(dui)造紙作坊(fang)(fang)被中國(guo)國(guo)務院(yuan)列(lie)為全(quan)國(guo)重點文物保護單位。