Jonathan T on Nostr: "Informal essay and travel writing was another highlight. Xu Xiake (1587–1641), a ...

"Informal essay and travel writing was another highlight. Xu Xiake (1587–1641), a travel literature author, published his Travel Diaries in 404,000 written characters, with information on everything from local geography to mineralogy.[143][144] The first reference to the publishing of private newspapers in Beijing was in 1582; by 1638 the Peking Gazette switched from using woodblock print to movable type printing.[145] (2/3)