Bi Sheng was born in Lingbi (now Lingbi County). Bi Sheng is a famous scientist, inventor, educator and thinker in ancient China, and occupies an important position in the history of science in China. He is famous for inventing movable type printing, and has made great contributions to the development of ancient culture and science and technology in China.
Bi Sheng was smart and studious since he was a child, and he studied all kinds of knowledge tirelessly. He is good at astronomy, geography, mathematics and other scientific fields, and has made remarkable achievements in research and innovation in these fields. Bi Sheng presided over the earliest map compilation in ancient China. He studied many ancient documents and drew an accurate sky map. This sky map not only has high accuracy in geographical coordinates, but also shows the ancient history and culture of China. This became one of the important achievements of world geography at that time.
The influence of Bi Sheng
1, which changed the printing method.
Bi Sheng's invention not only greatly improved the printing efficiency, but also changed the printing mode. Bi Sheng's movable type printing laid a solid foundation for the development and spread of China culture, and also for the later development of printing. Bi Sheng's contribution not only influenced China, but also had a far-reaching impact on the cultural exchange of the whole world.
2. Invented movable type printing.
Bi Sheng invented movable type printing in Northern Song Dynasty, and the appearance of this technology greatly promoted cultural exchange. Before that, the reproduction of books required manual carving, which was time-consuming and laborious, and the appearance of movable type printing made the production and dissemination of books easier. The emergence of this technology has brought revolutionary changes to the cultural communication in China.