One of the worlds oldest printing techniques, wooden movable-type printing is maintained ... This requires abundant historical knowledge and mastery of ancient Chinese grammar. Women then undertake ...

Visitors try woodblock printing to gain an understanding of the skill and artistry of this traditional art form. HAN BAOYI/CHINA DAILY More than 200 Chinese woodblock printing artworks went on ...

Now a 3D printing process is being used to help restore ancient artifacts from ... using this very modern and innovative technique to restore and safeguard some of China’s most important ...

This is woodblock printing, an ancient printing technique that propelled human civilization. As Buddhism prevailed in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), there was a strong need to produce a ...

[Photo by Feng Yongbin/China Daily] 2009, Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity The traditional China engraved block printing technique requires the collaboration of ...

The ancient artisan technique, thought to have originated in China and India thousands of ... Designers who specialise in block printing love the technique because it immerses them in the whole ...

However, the art of woodblock printing has declined over time, and now there are only a few households able to maintain this ancient craft. A project aiming to revive the technique has recently ...