Question

The imperial state in china was for a very long time the major producer of printed material in china explain

Answer 1

In Imperial China printing started around 580 AD.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Textbooks for the civil service examination were printed in vast numbers under the sponsorship of the imperial state.
2. Merchants used print in their everyday life as they collected trade information.
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.