Papermaking was introduced to Japan and India at the beginning of the 7th century, and to West Asia before the 7th century. As early as 650 AD, papermaking was introduced to Samarkand in Central Asia. By 707 AD, Arabs in Mecca, Arabia, had already used paper.

Ancient civilizations used various materials to write words. Ancient Babylonians carved cuneiform characters on clay tablets, ancient Egyptians wrote on papyrus, ancient Aztecs and Mayans wrote and painted on thick paper made of mulberry bark, ancient Indians carved Buddhist scriptures with palm leaves, and ancient Europeans in the Near East and Middle Ages wrote with animal skins.

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The fibers used for papermaking come from hemp, cotton, rattan, mulberry bark, sandalwood bark, hibiscus bark, straw, wheat straw, bamboo, trees, old newspapers, old clothes and so on.

The biggest difference between ancient Egyptian papyrus and China papyrus is that papyrus is made of papyrus, and the fibers of papyrus are not decomposed, so the arrangement of fibers still keeps the natural order, and the single arrangement of fibers is not conducive to writing and folding.

The fibers in China paper are not only different from the ordered arrangement of fibers in the plant kingdom, but also different from the geometric arrangement of textiles, and they cross randomly. Through simple manufacturing and proper bonding and combination, they form a light and strong material, so they can be used to save materials.

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