What are the dates of the inventions of the Tang dynasty of China?
The technique of printing with carved wood blocks appeared about the 7th century, early in the Tang dynasty. Block printing reached it’s golden age during the Song dynasty which was in the years 960-1279 as the imperial patronage encouraged the publication of large numbers of books by the central and local governments. Movable type was first invented by Bi Sheng of the Song dynasty between the years 1041 and 1048. This invention was recorded by his contemporary Shen Kuo which recorded it in his Dreampool Essays. During the 13-14th centuries, the agriculturist Wang Zhen made an important contribution to the development of movable type printing. http://library.thinkquest.
