Printing
Dublin Core
Title
Printing
Subject
Four Great Invention
Description
Printing is one of the four great inventions in ancient China. Before the invention of printing, the spread of culture relied mainly on hand-written books. Hand-printing is time-consuming and it is easy to make mistakes . The development of Chinese printing has been gone through the two stages of engraving and movable-type printing has given a great gift to human development.
Creator
Bi Sheng
Date
Sui dynasty(581–618)
Contributor
unknown
Relation
Four Great Invention
Format
Production method
Type
Skills
Coverage
Books
Collection
Citation
Bi Sheng, “Printing,” The Ancient Chinese Technology, accessed January 10, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-1/items/show/14.