I sell paper for a living. It was first invented in ancient China.
That's interesting, do you know approximately when paper was first invented?
The earlier documented papermaking process was during the Eastern Han period from 25-220 C.E.
Wow that's quite a long time ago, paper certainly has an interesting history. Do you know anything else about the Easstern Han period?
During that time, China experienced alternating periods of economic abundance and decline.