Engraving printing was invented in the Tang Dynasty and was widely used in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. Early printing activities were mainly carried out among the people, mostly used to print Buddha statues, Buddhist scriptures, vows and almanac.
As the earliest printing form in China. The earliest existing block printing is the Diamond Sutra printed in 868 AD (now in the British Museum), but block printing may have appeared around 2000.
Influence of block printing
According to experts, among the seven intangible cultural heritages, paper-cutting, lacquerware and storytelling are generally divided into two categories, north and south, with certain geographical restrictions. However, block printing is the only cultural form without geographical restrictions, and its influence has even spread overseas. As a national heritage, it belongs not only to China, but also to the world.
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