Kaiyuan Za Bao | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 開元雜報 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 开 元 杂 报 | ||||||
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Kaiyuan Za Bao, or Kaiyuan Chao Bao, Bulletin of the Court, [1] was an official publication which first appeared in the 8th century, during the Kaiyuan era. It has been described as the first Chinese newspaper or official gazette, [2] and also as the world's first magazine. [3] Its main subscribers were imperial officials. Every day the political news and domestic news were collected by the editors, and the writers transcribed it to send to the provinces. [4] It was hand printed on silk, and appeared between 713 and 734. [5]
Kaiyuan Za Bao | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 開元雜報 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 开 元 杂 报 | ||||||
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Kaiyuan Za Bao, or Kaiyuan Chao Bao, Bulletin of the Court, [1] was an official publication which first appeared in the 8th century, during the Kaiyuan era. It has been described as the first Chinese newspaper or official gazette, [2] and also as the world's first magazine. [3] Its main subscribers were imperial officials. Every day the political news and domestic news were collected by the editors, and the writers transcribed it to send to the provinces. [4] It was hand printed on silk, and appeared between 713 and 734. [5]