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Sunset Photos of Chinese Woodblock Printing Industry ：An Analysis of Block
Printing Books in Public Library during the Republic of China

  

  1. Advanced Institute of Confucian Studies， Shandong University，Jinan，250100
  • Online:2022-03-15 Published:2022-04-07

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Abstract:

Since the late Qing Dynasty， the introduction of new printing methods has deeply
influenced the traditional Woodblock printing industry in China. The public library in the
Republic of China was not only a collection institution， but also the last batch of block printing
institutions supported by the system nationwide. On the one hand， inherit the late Qing Official
woodblock， continue to carry out printing， on the other hand， try to collect private copies，
protect ，storage， brush printing and spread. The public library became the representative of
Chinese woodiengraving printing industry in the Republic of China， and played an important
role in spreading culture and inheriting old books. It was an important part of the continuation
of Chinese civilization since modern times. Because block printing technology is difficult
to match the emerging printing technology， it is difficult to adapt to the transformation
of Chinese academic culture， the demand decreases， the price increases， the quality
decreases， the public library block printing books are faced with difficulties such as difficult
sales， less printing， printing instability and so on， eventually become the sunset light of
Chinese block printing industry.

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