Woodblock Printing: A modern interpretation of ancient texts Woodblock printing is a special technique that involves carving characters or patterns on wooden blocks with knives, then using ink, paper, silk, and other materials to print. This craft has a history of over 1,300 years. In 2009, woodblock printing was officially included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. | T-Time HK

#LivingHeritage: Woodblock Printing Delicate strokes, carved onto wood, with ultimate precision. 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 large amount of Buddhist scriptures, and copying by hand could not meet the rising demand. Ancient Chinese craftsmen thus came up with a novel way to mass produce printed works. Hence came the prototype of w

Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. Each page or image is created by carving a wooden block to leave only some areas and lines at the original level; it is these that are inked and show in the print, in a relief printing process. Carving the blocks is skilled and laborious work, but a large number of impressions can then