A brief history of the evolution and development of books: ① Oracle Bone Inscriptions: the Yin and Shang Dynasties more than 3,000 years ago; ② Bamboo slips/wooden slips: the Warring States/Qin and Han Dynasties more than 2,000 years ago; ③ Silk script: Late Spring and Autumn Period; 4 Handmade paper books: Eastern Han Dynasty; ⑤ Engraving: Tang Dynasty; ⑥ Movable type printed books: Song Dynasty; Various books: such as mimeograph, lithograph, lead printing, offset printing, photocopying, electrostatic printing, etc. (modern); 8 TV Documentaries/pop-up book/Microfilms; Pet-name ruby electronic book.
Bamboo slips strung together
The earliest official book in China was The Concise Strategy, which appeared around the 8th century BC. Du Yu in the Western Jin Dynasty said in the Preface to the Spring and Autumn Classics: "The book of great events is based on policy, and the small things are simple." This "simple strategy" with bamboo and wood as writing materials cuts bamboo and wood into long and narrow bamboo pieces or chips, which are collectively called Jane, and the slightly wider rectangular chips are called "square". Some abridged versions are called "strategies" (volumes), also called "simple strategies", and the pimps or ropes used for weaving are called "weaving".
This heavy book is of course extremely inconvenient to use. It is said that the bamboo slips checked by Qin Shihuang every day weigh 120 Jin. In the Western Han Dynasty, Dong Fangshuo gave it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Silk book is made of special silk fabric, which is called "silk book" or "silk book", so it is also called "silk book". Silk book is made of special silk fabric, which is called "silk book" or "silk book", so it is also called "silk book".
I wrote an article and used 3000 pieces of bamboo slips.
Boshu
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, books written on silk books appeared. This kind of book is called silk. It can be rolled up. A book is just a roll or several rolls of silk, with a wooden stick as the axis, so it is also called a scroll. Later, "Juan" became a quantifier of books. People often say that "opening books is beneficial" and "reading books breaks thousands of volumes" comes from here. This kind of book is lighter than bamboo slips, but the cost is too high to be widely used. Silk book is made of special silk fabric, which is called "silk book" or "silk book", so it is also called "silk book".
roll
Before Sui and Tang Dynasties, writing a book existed in the form of a scroll, which was called a paper book. Compared with simplified books, examination papers are much more convenient to read, but they are still not as good as practical books. It is actually quite troublesome to rewind the paper after reading it. It is even more inconvenient if you just want to see a certain paragraph in a volume. In the early days, the shape of the paper roll followed the silk scroll, which was proved by ancient documents and Dunhuang paper records.
photo book
/kloc-In the 20th century, books in the form of album pages appeared in China, which gradually replaced scrolls and became books of the same form all over the world.
Popup book
There is also a book with three-dimensional illustrations. When you open this book, the people and animals in it will stand up and come alive.
Books are one of the important symbols of human progress and civilization. In the 20th century, books have become one of the main tools for spreading knowledge, science and technology and preserving culture. With the rapid development of science and technology, besides books, newspapers and periodicals, other tools have gradually emerged and developed. But the role of books is irreplaceable by other communication tools or means. At present, whether in China or other countries, books are still an indispensable and important communication tool to promote social, political, economic and cultural development.