How Paper Manufacturing Traveled From Ancient China To The Modern World
When talking about environment friendly materials
, paper is among the most preferable materials. Currently, we see many kinds of paper with different level of thickness and strength. Paper's need is not limited to writing any more. It now ranges from personal hygiene products to wrapping material. Wax packaging, seafood packaging and even the poultry boxes are all made up of paper. With its many usages, it would be fun to travel back to the history of this invention.It is a widely accepted fact that paper has been around since a long long time. The term paper itself formed from papyrus, which refers to the bark of a plant. It is obvious that the bark was the earliest kind of material used as a paper. However, the writing on rocks and slabs were used even before that. The actual paper making technique was introduced in China during the Han dynasty in around 200BC. The very earliest paper is known to be made from mulberry leaves, fishnets and rags. During the third century, the use of paper became more common, and it was also used for wrapping things too.
In the times of Tang dynasty (around 600AD), the domain of paper usage was even more expanded and it was now used in tea bags, napkins, baskets and other decorative purposes. By that time, toilet paper had already become a necessity in China. Then it was in the Song dynasty that paper currency notes was actually printed, thus further enhancing the worth of paper. Although kept undisclosed by the Chinese, the technique of paper making did reach Japan by the 610AD. However, it was the Arabs who took paper manufacturing to the next stage by introducing bulk paper producing methods during 751 AD. It became a prime industry of Baghdad and Samarkand. From this point on, Arabs introduced many printing and book making styles as a form of art.
After the first crusades, the art of paper making made its way into the western world. However, historical evidence establishes that the Mayans also developed"had their own the paper making methods during the 5th century. This method was similar to the Chinese method, but was purely made of tree bark. During the 1400's, many printing methods were transferred from fabric to paper, and paper making became an industry around the world. Water powered paper mills were common all around the West and the Middle East. Yet, paper was still expensive and not as common as it is today.
In the 19th century, the invention of the steam engine brought new power to the paper making technique which was able to make paper out of wood pulp, the latter which soon became a norm. This made way for a quicker way of mass-production of paper, which woked and reduced the price. The paper and printing presses was now everywhere. Newspaper and books became common. Although, methods have again changed, and most of the work is done on softcopies rather than papers, nothing has been able to completely replace paper. The demand for paper is ever increasing, and hardcopies are still much more preferred than their soft counterparts.
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