Students at a primary school in Hangzhou had their first class March 1st on movable type. This is ancient Chinese printing system.
The West Lake Primary School in Zhejiang Province has introduced the course in the new term. An expert in Chinese characters culture has been invited to the campus, major responsibility is to teach students how (use) the ancient printing technology. Students attend lectures on the history of move type along with (interest) classes on typesetting and printing. They then print their own document, (apply) the knowledge they've learned. One student printed her (new) written essay "Whether the traditional red envelopes kids receive belong to them or their parents?"
(know) as one of the four great inventions of ancient China, movable type printing (invent) by Bi Sheng in the 1040s during the Song Dynasty, and it is the world's first system of movable type printing.
The school said the course is aimed at improving the students' awareness of Chinese characters and their (appreciate) of Chinese culture.
