Woodblock printing originated in China during the 14th century.
Woodblock printing also known as block printing refers to a technique for printing text, images or patterns employed widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.
Woodblock printing was present in Tang China during the 7th century AD and remained the most common East Asian method of printing books and other texts, and even images, until the 19th century.
