四(si)連碓(dui)造(zao)(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)作坊位(wei)于中國(guo)(guo)浙江(jiang)省溫州市(shi)甌海區澤(ze)雅(ya)鎮,北斗山腳(jiao)龍溪中游,占地(di)約0.28平方千(qian)米,是(shi)(shi)中國(guo)(guo)古(gu)代造(zao)(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)術的(de)活化石(shi),也是(shi)(shi)國(guo)(guo)家重(zhong)(zhong)點文物保護單(dan)位(wei)。元末(mo)明初(chu),福建南(nan)屏人(ren)(ren)(ren)為(wei)避戰(zhan)亂遷居澤(ze)雅(ya)。因澤(ze)雅(ya)水多(duo)竹茂(mao),遂(sui)重(zhong)(zhong)操舊(jiu)業造(zao)(zao)(zao)“南(nan)屏紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)”。人(ren)(ren)(ren)們用(yong)水碓(dui)將水竹搗(dao)成紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)絨、紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)漿,制成屏紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。澤(ze)雅(ya)一帶數千(qian)人(ren)(ren)(ren)從(cong)事造(zao)(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),因此(ci)到(dao)處是(shi)(shi)水碓(dui)、紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)坊。如水碓(dui)坑、水簾坑等地(di)名亦都與造(zao)(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)有關,澤(ze)雅(ya)遂(sui)又名“紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)山”。20世(shi)紀(ji)90年代日本農耕(geng)民(min)俗考察(cha)團、中國(guo)(guo)印刷博物館等團體多(duo)次到(dao)此(ci)地(di)考察(cha)。他們一致認為(wei)澤(ze)雅(ya)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)山是(shi)(shi)中國(guo)(guo)古(gu)代造(zao)(zao)(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)術的(de)“活化石(shi)”,其中以(yi)四(si)連碓(dui)尤為(wei)重(zhong)(zhong)要。
澤(ze)雅(ya)山區水(shui)多竹(zhu)茂(mao),元明(ming)時代的先民在此順(shun)溪建造水(shui)渠(qu)、碓(dui)(dui)輪(lun)及紙(zhi)坊(fang)(fang),并與(yu)山水(shui)渾然一體(ti)。鼎盛時期(qi)有數(shu)千人從事造紙(zhi),到處(chu)是水(shui)碓(dui)(dui)和紙(zhi)坊(fang)(fang),所以澤(ze)雅(ya)在明(ming)代也被稱(cheng)為“紙(zhi)山”。其中四連碓(dui)(dui)造紙(zhi)作坊(fang)(fang)建于(yu)明(ming)朝初年,水(shui)渠(qu)長約230米,順(shun)流(liu)分4級水(shui)碓(dui)(dui),可反復利用(yong)水(shui)力(li)資源,故名“四連碓(dui)(dui)”。2001年,四連碓(dui)(dui)造紙(zhi)作坊(fang)(fang)被中國國務院(yuan)列(lie)為全國重(zhong)點文物保護單位(wei)。