Question

Explain about the print culture in China. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) By the 17th century, as urban culture bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified.

(ii) Print was no longer used just by scholar-officials.

(iii) Merchants used print in their everyday life, as they collected trade information.

(iv) The new readership preferred fictional narratives, poetry, autobiographies, anthologies of literary masterpieces and romantic plays.