Chinese paper became a critical staple and invention to the surrounding world. With mulberry bark and water, Ts’ai Lun was able to compress the fibers into a matted form and thus create paper once the fibers dried in the sun. With the invention of paper, word could travel easier by way of written scrawls and books could be properly generated for the general public or for scribes (depending on the country). Paper was a major export for China and provided an important economic advantage with regards to income, spreading religion, and writing down laws for permanent use.
