Print in China


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

Print in China

Print in China: By the 17th century, the use of print diversified in China because of a blooming urban culture. Print was no longer limited to scholar-officials. Merchants used print in day-to-day life because they collected trade-related information. Reading increasingly became a leisure activity.

The new readership preferred fictional narratives, poetry, autobiographies, romantic plays etc. Western printing techniques and mechanical presses were imported to China in the late 19th century as Western powers established their outposts in China. Shanghai became the hub of the new print culture, catering to the Western-style schools. From hand printing, there was now a gradual shift to mechanical printing.

 
 


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