印刷術(shù)

Printing originated in China. In the period between the Sui Dynasty in the second half of the 6th century and the Tang Dynasty in the first half of the early 7th century, lithographic printing was invented and, in the 9th century, a large number of books began to be printed by the lithographic process. In the reign of Emperor Qingli of the Northern Song Dynasty (960 A.D.-1127 A.D.), a common fellow named Bi Sheng invented printing by movable type and started to use baked clay types for printing. The technology was introduced to other countries in about the mid-8th century. 中國首先發(fā)明印刷術(shù)。 公元6世紀下半葉到7世紀上半葉的隋、唐之際，中國就發(fā)明了雕版印刷，到9世紀，開(kāi)始了大規模的雕版印書(shū)。北宋慶歷年間，平民畢升發(fā)明用膠泥焙燒的活字，開(kāi)始了活字印刷。 約在8世紀中葉，印刷術(shù)傳到國外。