Around 1050, the invented printing with moveable type, about 400 years earlier than this technology was developed in europe.
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Around 1050, the Chinese invented printing with movable type

Explanation:

Bi Sheng a craftsperson from China, discovered movable type printing procedure.

Porcelain and ceramic constituents were used in the movable printing procedure.

Later it was Johannes Gutenberg who established the first movable type printing press which was greatly valued and appreciated. He is acknowledged for his noteworthy invention of bulk book making in Europe.

Many books were printed during this period. In fact oldest Gutenberg bibles were published in large number which exist even today.

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