China is an inventor of printing technology and the earliest pioneer in using printing technology for image reproduction and production. From the scriptures unearthed in Dunhuang, it can be seen that as early as the Northern and Southern dynasties, there were four consecutive Thousand Buddhas Sutra stamped with a single Buddha as a unit. At present, the earliest print that can be tested is the illustration of the title page of the Diamond Sutra in the ninth century. Publication illustrations not only play a role in interpreting images and texts, but also serve as independent carriers of image information to meet functional needs such as aesthetics or illustrations

Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Chinese Woodblock printing has been used in the publication of almanac, ancient books, textbooks and other publications. By the Song Dynasty, it has been widely applied to all areas of life in society, and formed three major publishing systems, namely, official engraving, temple engraving and workshop engraving. The Ming Dynasty was the heyday of the ancient publishing industry in China, where both the quantity and variety of publications reached an unprecedented level, creating a situation of "no books, no illustrations, no pictures, no precision". This led to the emergence of classic color overprinted works such as "Top of the Group", "Ten Bamboo Studio Painting Manual", and "Ten Bamboo Studio Paper Manual"

After the introduction of western photolithography into China in the 19th century, the traditional Woodblock printing industry suffered a devastating blow and faced a desperate situation of being eliminated due to technological iteration. In the 1930s, Lu Xun and Zheng Zhenduo felt the crisis of the demise of excellent traditional engraving skills. They cooperated with Rong Bao Zhai to plan and organize the publication of Peiping Paper Manual. In addition to public sales, they also sent some finished products to some important museums abroad to preser