Question

Write about print in China in detail

Answer 1

Answer:

Good morning.

Explanation:

The earliest known form of printing as applied to paper was woodblock printing, which appeared in China before 220 AD. Later developments in printing technology include the movable type invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 AD and the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century.

Answer 2

History of Print in China

Explanation:

a. The first kind of print technology involved hand printing, later books were printed by rubber paper in China.

b.Earliest form of printing also involved woodblocks printing, China was the first country to use paper, ink and carved wooden blocks.

c. Chinese used the art of calligraphy.

d. China was the major producer of printed material, it published textbooks for civil services exams on a huge scale

e. Later, fictions, autobiographies, poetry also came to be published.

f. Women also became part of reading culture who began to publish their plays, poetry.

g. Later , by the end of 19th century there was a shift to mechanical printing, with mechanical presses were imported to China.

h. Shanghai became the center for printing.