Why are ancient books written vertically?

This is mainly because of the ancient concept of the greatest power. So it also led the ancient people to write from left to right. Of course, writing horizontally from left to right is mainly due to the popularity of vernacular Chinese, which has led to great changes in people's writing methods. Because the ancient literati were all above the monarch and below the minister, the left was big and the right was small, which is not difficult to explain that the ancient people wrote vertically from right to left.

This mainly reflects the etiquette and customs of ancient people, because long before the invention of papermaking, ancient people all wrote on bamboo slips. So this writing was developed. Because in ancient times, the way to open bamboo slips was that the right hand was straight and the left hand was unfolded, which was very convenient. So it is not difficult to understand that ancient people wrote vertically from right to left. This is also based on the characteristics of the development of the times at that time.

However, due to the popularity of the vernacular movement, many people changed their previous writing methods and gradually wrote in a way very close to that of western countries. Of course, this also caused great controversy at that time. However, due to the development of society, many people gradually accepted this writing method. So later, all schools and enterprises will choose to write like this, and gradually few people write from right to left.

Of course, now, due to the influence of China culture, many people have begun to learn calligraphy, and this kind of calligraphy is often modeled after the writing style of the ancient people in China. So this writing is still very popular in China, but it has mainly become a form of cultural and artistic expression.