Question

why did Imperial state of China get books printed

Answer 1

1)As bureacratic examinations were being conducted,books for those exams were printed.
2)Merchants used printed materials for trade informations.
3)Reading increasingly became a leisure activity.
4)Women started reading novels,short stories,etc.
5)Apart from reading,aristocratic women also started writing novels and printing them.
6)Shangai became the hub of print.

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