Chronology of events in the history of Chinese printing

Let the roads be paved with new money and printed on new patterns. Only Sichuan still has the old system.

1112-1151 Song Emperor Huizong administration and the second year to Gaozong Shaoxing 21 years

Fuzhou Kaiyuan Temple carved and printed "Bilu Dachang" 6,132 volumes.

In 1114, Emperor Huizong ruled for four years

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty will collect Taoist suicide letters since Taizong, after ordering Taoist priest Liu Guangdao school set, sent to Fuzhou Min County to repay the light filial piety (or longevity view), so that Fuzhou Governor Huang Shang recruited carved, named "longevity Taoist Collection", also known as "government and longevity Taoist collection".

1126 Song Emperor Qinzong Jingkang Yuan annuity Tianhui four years

After the Jin captured Song's Tokyo Kaifeng, he repeatedly asked for the secretary of the third hall of the Imperial Secret Map, as well as the printing plate of the Imperial secret and the Taoist scriptures. The Song people took the book version and the library map, sent to Jinying for delivery, resulting in the Song and the Song before the great loss of map.

In 1130, Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty built four years of Yan and eight years of Jin Tianhui

The Jin Dynasty set up a classics office in Pingyang and published classics.

1134 Song Gaozong Shaoxing four years

Wang Yong from the private wealth, in Huzhou Sixi Yuan Jue Zen garden to carve the "Big Tibetan Sutra", a total of 5,480 volumes, known as "Sixi Yuan Jue Zang", referred to as "Sixi Zang".

1135 Song Gaozong five years of Shaoxing

The Song ordered each state and county to print three volumes of existing books, and the civilian officials paid for the paper and ink.

1138-1173 Song Emperor Gaozong eight years Shaoxing to Song Emperor Xiaozong road nine years

Gold engraving "Jin Zang", also known as "Zhaocheng Guangsheng Temple Zang", referred to as "Zhaocheng Zang". Most of the craftsmen of the Golden Zang were monks. There are over 4,000 volumes in existence. Roller mount type.

1139 Song Gaozong nine years Shaoxing

Under the Song states to learn, take the old supervision of the book engraving printing.

1144 Song Gaozong Shaoxing fourteen years

The imperial edict decreed that all troops should have books engraved and printed on yellow paper to send to the secretary province.

1151 Song Gaozong Shaoxing twenty-one year

Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty ordered that the missing books and periodicals of the Imperial Academy be printed.

1153 Song Gaozong Shaoxing twenty-three years

Feng ◆ With a stipend, he has successively printed and produced forty-eight collections of Buddhist sutras, "Great Collection" and "Little Collection".

1154 Song Gaozong Shaoxing twenty-four years Jin Zhenyuan two years

Gold banknotes are issued "hand over banknotes", engraved with regular to ten large notes, one hundred to seven hundred small notes, and can be exchanged for new within seven years.

During the period of Song Shaoxing, the paper money related to the son, public documents and Huai Jiao was printed and issued.

1155 Song Shaoxing 25 years

The Map of Wind Geography of the Fifteen Countries was published in the Six Classics Map compiled by Yang Jia of Song Dynasty, which is the earliest printed map in existence.

1160-1161 Song Gaozong Shaoxing thirty years to thirty-one years

Song Gaozong Shaoxing thirty years with a copper plate brush printed paper money "Hui Zi", the next year placed the hui zi business, under the supervision of the field line in the Hui Zi library.

1164-1166 Song Emperor Xiaozong Longxing two years to Trunk road two years of the grand fixed four to six years

The Jin Dynasty printed and issued books such as Shang Shu, Shi Ji and Han Shu translated in the Nuzhen language.