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1765 BCE
The Book of Odes
This is one of the oldest books that began being written in about 1765 B.C. to about 1122 B.C. -
1400 BCE
Pictograph Writing
Turtle shells with pictograph writing was found and is dated back to about 1400 B.C. -
1200 BCE
Chinese Characters
Written characters began during the Shang Dynasty. -
712 BCE
Poetry
Poetry had a major influence during the T'ang dynasty. The lyric poets of Li Po and Tu Fu was written during this time. -
221 BCE
Writing Stabilized
Written characters were not stabilized until the Quin Dynasty of 221-206 B.C. -
100 BCE
Invention of Paper
Paper was created in about 100 B.C. which was during the Han dynasty. -
220
Printing
China invented a way to print on cloth and movable types on wood blocking after paper became popular. -
868
Diamond Sutra
This was the first book with a printed date.
