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title: "Origin of paper"  
description: "A short explanation about the history of paper and its interesting story"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-09  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2816/origin-of-paper  
category: "education, history"  
tags: ["paper", "history", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Origin of paper

![Origin of paper](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a91c9403-32f7-4b49-a540-45153313ef15/images/f9115db2-c028-4c91-8474-818b4fae6379.jpeg) ![Origin of paper](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a91c9403-32f7-4b49-a540-45153313ef15/images/8f367bf2-a807-4c14-9a01-f7d33299ae69.jpeg) Cai Lun, a Han Dynasty court official, created a paper in China in the 2nd century BC. ![Origin of paper](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a91c9403-32f7-4b49-a540-45153313ef15/images/c05c0004-5787-4099-a5a5-d42d1f42e499.jpeg) He was experimenting with various materials in order to develop a more durable & cost-effective writing material than traditional bamboo & silk scroll ![Origin of paper](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a91c9403-32f7-4b49-a540-45153313ef15/images/644e5a7a-48d5-4a65-97d6-0a103b052344.jpeg) He made a pulp out of hemp, rags, and fishnets, which he dried and stretched out over a screen to write on. ![Origin of paper](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a91c9403-32f7-4b49-a540-45153313ef15/images/db25aaf7-2f54-4163-8a82-b55ba2591f5f.jpeg) Paper immediately gained popularity in China after this discovery. It had spread to Korea, Japan, and the Middle East by the 7th century. ![Origin of paper](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/a91c9403-32f7-4b49-a540-45153313ef15/images/d86c142d-25e6-4f51-83c7-7305ac85fcb8.jpeg) Today, paper is a widely used, versatile material for writing, printing, packaging, and hygiene, and can be recycled multiple times.

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