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Traditional wooden movable typography in E China
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Villagers print the book of the Chen's family tree with wooden movable type in Wentang village of Qimen county, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 23, 2008. This rare plate of movable type was inherited from ancestors of Wentang village for family tree printing, with only one plate and about 36200 wooden type left. |
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A villager prints the book of the Chen's family tree with wooden movable type in Wentang village of Qimen county, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 23, 2008. |
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A villager prints the book of the Chen's family tree with wooden movable type in Wentang village of Qimen county, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 23, 2008. |
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Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2008 shows the frame of wooden movable type still in use in Wentang village of Qimen county, east China's Anhui Province. |
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