868 ⟶ Diamond Sutra Printed Using Woodblock Printing

First known printed book, the Diamond Sutra, printed in Chin...
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🪥 Toothbrush Development in Tang China

Toothbrush in China during the Tang dynasty⟶
Toothbrush Development in Tang China (619)
Tang DynastyHygieneSocietyDaily Life
ChinaChina

🖨️ Diamond Sutra Printed Using Woodblock Printing

First known printed book, the Diamond Sutra, printed in China using woodblock printing in 868.⟶
Diamond Sutra Printed Using Woodblock Printing (868)
PrintingBooksTang DynastyBuddhismInformation TechnologyCultural Impact
ChinaChina

🖨️ Bi Sheng Invents Movable Type Printing

1048 – Artisan Bi Sheng of Song dynasty China invents movable type printing using individual ceramic characters.⟶
Bi Sheng Invents Movable Type Printing (1041)
PrintingMovable TypeSong DynastyBi Sheng
ChinaChina

🖨️ Bi Sheng Invents Movable Type

Movable type in Song dynasty China: The first record of a Movable type system is in the Dream Pool Essays, which attributes the invention of the Movable type to Bi Sheng.⟶
Bi Sheng Invents Movable Type (1088)
PrintingMovable TypeSong DynastyBi ShengCommunicationKnowledge Dissemination
ChinaChina

🖨️ Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China Printed with Movable Type

The enormous Chinese encyclopedia Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China of over 100 million written Chinese characters in over 800,000 pages is printed in 60 different copies using copper-based Chinese movable type printing.⟶
Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China Printed with Movable Type (1726)
PrintingMovable TypeEncyclopediaChinese HistoryQing DynastyInformation Dissemination
ChinaChina