四連碓造(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)作坊位(wei)于中(zhong)(zhong)國浙江省(sheng)溫(wen)州(zhou)市甌海區澤雅鎮,北斗山腳龍(long)溪中(zhong)(zhong)游(you),占地約0.28平方千米(mi),是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國古代(dai)造(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)術的活化石(shi),也是(shi)國家重點(dian)文物保護單位(wei)。元末明(ming)初,福建(jian)南屏(ping)人(ren)為(wei)避戰亂遷(qian)居澤雅。因澤雅水(shui)(shui)多竹(zhu)茂(mao),遂重操舊(jiu)業造(zao)“南屏(ping)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)”。人(ren)們用(yong)水(shui)(shui)碓將水(shui)(shui)竹(zhu)搗成紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)絨、紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)漿(jiang),制成屏(ping)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。澤雅一帶數(shu)千人(ren)從事造(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),因此(ci)到處是(shi)水(shui)(shui)碓、紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)坊。如水(shui)(shui)碓坑、水(shui)(shui)簾(lian)坑等(deng)地名(ming)亦都與造(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)有(you)關,澤雅遂又名(ming)“紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)山”。20世紀90年代(dai)日(ri)本(ben)農耕民俗(su)考察(cha)團(tuan)、中(zhong)(zhong)國印(yin)刷博物館(guan)等(deng)團(tuan)體多次到此(ci)地考察(cha)。他們一致認為(wei)澤雅紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)山是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國古代(dai)造(zao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)術的“活化石(shi)”,其中(zhong)(zhong)以四連碓尤為(wei)重要(yao)。
澤雅山(shan)區水(shui)(shui)多竹茂,元明(ming)(ming)時代的先民在此(ci)順(shun)溪建(jian)造水(shui)(shui)渠、碓輪及紙(zhi)坊,并與山(shan)水(shui)(shui)渾然一體。鼎(ding)盛時期(qi)有數千人(ren)從事造紙(zhi),到處(chu)是水(shui)(shui)碓和紙(zhi)坊,所以澤雅在明(ming)(ming)代也(ye)被稱為“紙(zhi)山(shan)”。其(qi)中四連(lian)碓造紙(zhi)作坊建(jian)于明(ming)(ming)朝(chao)初年,水(shui)(shui)渠長(chang)約230米,順(shun)流分(fen)4級水(shui)(shui)碓,可反復利用水(shui)(shui)力資(zi)源,故名(ming)“四連(lian)碓”。2001年,四連(lian)碓造紙(zhi)作坊被中國(guo)國(guo)務(wu)院列為全國(guo)重點文物保護(hu)單位。