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As Buddhism got popular in China during the Tang Dynasty, there was a strong need to make 1． large number of Buddhist scriptures (佛经), and copying by hand could not meet the 2． (rise) demand. Therefore, ancient Chinese craftsmen (工匠) found a new way to mass produce printed scriptures. Thus 3． (come) the woodblock printing

Traditional woodblock printing is divided into four major steps: writing, carving, printing, and binding. 4． each step including several procedures (步骤), it takes roughly 30 steps 5． (produce) a woodblock print.

Carving lies at the center of woodblock printing as this difficult step can either make the final print 6． break it. Characters and images are carved to make raised areas that will 7． (eventual) apply ink to paper. It calls for a pair of skillful hands.

A five-meter scroll of the Buddhist scripture Diamond Sutra, which 8． (complete) in 868 AD, is the “earliest dated printed book” in the words of the British Library, 9． it is stored. It is just one of the ancient 10． ( work) of art that not only tell the wisdom of our predecessors, but witness the seeking of beauty by Chinese craftsmen throughout centuries.