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