HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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press printing
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block printing
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digital printing
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trace printing
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Detailed explanation-1: -Woodblock printing started in China in 593 CE. Traditionally, there have been two main printing techniques in East Asia: woodblock printing (xylography) and moveable type printing. In the woodblock technique, ink is applied to letters carved upon a wooden board, which is then pressed onto paper.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians acknowledge that the Chinese invented xylographie (woodblock) printing between 712 and 756 during the great age of T’ang culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since at least the Tang dynasty (almost 2000 years ago), the Chinese have used woodblocks to print documents, books, posters and images–a much more efficient process than hand-drawn calligraphy for producing multiple copies.
Detailed explanation-4: -As one of the Four Great Inventions in ancient China, movable-type printing technique was invented during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty (1041-1048 AD).