How had the Imperial State in China been the major producer of printed material for a long time? Explain with examples.
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Answer:
The Imperial state of China for a long time remain the major producer of printed material because Chinese civil services examinations required use number or text books for its preparation and recruitment, which were printed in vast numbers under the sponsorship of the Imperial state.
Explanation:
. 1. Merchants used print in their everyday life as they collected trade information.
2. Text books for the civil services examination were printed in vast numbers under the sponsorship of the imperial state.
3. The new readership preferred fictional narratives, poetry, romantic plays.
4. Rich women began to read and many women began publishing their poetry and plays.
5. Wives of scholar and officials published their work and courtesans wrote about their lives.