Kaiyuan Za Bao

"Kaiyuan Za Bao", or "Kaiyuan Chao Pao", "Bulletin of the Court" [Wen zong chu ban she, Hongkong. 中國的智慧 =: The wisdom of China : (中英文對照) / 香港文宗出版社編譯. [1953] (1953). Digitized from University of Michigan May 17, 2006.] , was one of the world's first newspapers. It was first published in the 8th century, during the Kaiyuan era. It is generally known as the first Chinese newspaper or official gazette. [Canadian Library Association. Canadian Library Journal. Canadian Library Association Published. [1992] (1992). Canadian Library Association Library science. Original from the University of California v. 27. Digitized Dec 27, 2007.] Depending on whether the contents count as a magazine, it can also be considered the world's first magazine. [Murphy, Lawrence William. [1930] (1930). An Introduction to Journalism: Authoritative Views on the Profession. T. Nelson and sons Journalism. Original from the University of California. Digitized Oct 23, 2007.]

ubscribers

Its main subscribers were imperial officials. Every day the political news and domestic news were collected by the editors, and the writers transcribed it to send to the provinces. [ [http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/iflapac/preconference/pdf/LiChunming.pdf Microsoft Word - Li-Microfilming and digitization of newspapers in China_chunming8-13_.doc ] ] It was hand-written on silk. [ [http://www.new-365.com/press_com/print/07_3.htm 中华印刷通史] ] The gazette appeared between 713 and 734. [ [http://www.new-365.com/press_com/print/07_3.htm 中华印刷通史] ]

Printing

Printing of privately-published newspapers in China would not be established until the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). In 1582 there was the first reference to privately-published newssheets in Beijing;Brook, Timothy. (1998). "The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China". Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22154-0 (Paperback). Page xxi.] by 1638 the Beijing Gazette switched from woodblock print to movable type printing.

References

ee also

*Tipao

External links

* [http://www.new-365.com/press_com/print/07_3.htm 中华印刷通史]