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Imagine that you are Marco Polo. Write a letter from China to describe the world of print which you have seen there.
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Dear ………
I am exploring China these days. I am amazed to see the technique of printing here. From AD 594 onwards, books in China are being printed by rubbing paper against the inked surface of woodblocks. As both sides of the thin, porous sheet could not be printed, the traditional Chinese ‘accordion book’ is folded and stitched at the side. Superbly skilled craftsmen could duplicate, with remarkable accuracy, the beauty of calligraphy. This technique is amazing.
When I will come back I will bring the technology of woodblock printing from here.
Marco polo
China
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