A Survey of the Ancient Chinese Newspapers

The historical span of the development of the ancient Chinese newspapers is over 1,200 years. In the TangDynasty, the first newspaper called Kaiyuan was founded. Afer that, the Di newspaper and the Xiao newspaper of theSong Dynasty and the Jing newspaper of the Qing Dynasty were founded. The two newspapers madd in the Tang Dynastyare the most ancient newspapers in the world. Feudal newspapers, run by the government, developed in the Song Dy-nasty, the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty, and declined with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty.