In the Tang Dynasty, Chengdu was the center of papermaking and engraving printing in China. Yizhou hemp paper was famous all over the country, and "Xichuan engraving" was popular. 1944 The Dalagni Sutra unearthed from the Tang Tomb of Sichuan University is one of the earliest printed materials in the world.
Luoyang was also the printing and cultural center at that time. Among them, the printed version of Dalagni found in Gyeongju was translated in the Tang Dynasty and carved in 702-704. The lettering place is Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty.
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The printing industry in Song Dynasty was divided into three systems. The official engraving of imperial academy's books is called Jianben, the folk bookstore is called Fangben, and the cremation family is privately engraved. Tokyo (now Kaifeng, Henan), Lin 'an (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang), Meishan, Jianyang (now Nanping, Fujian) and Guangdu (now Chengdu, Sichuan) were all printing centers at that time.
Zhejiang carved books have the best reputation and are called "Zhejiang Edition". Sichuan is second, called "Shu Ben"; Fujian's book engraving wins by quantity, and it is called "Book House", especially Masha Town in Jianyang, which is called "Mashaben" internationally.