''Kaiyuan Za Bao'', or ''Kaiyuan Chao Bao'', ''Bulletin of the Court'', was an official publication which first appeared in the 8th century, during the
Kaiyuan era. It has been described as the first
Chinese newspaper or official gazette, and also as the world's first
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
. Its main subscribers were imperial officials. Every day the political news and domestic news were collected by the editors, and the writers transcribed it to send to the provinces. It was hand printed on silk, and appeared between 713 and 734.
See also
* ''
Tipao''
* ''
Peking Gazette''
*
List of the earliest newspapers
References
Tang dynasty literature
Mass media in Xi'an
History of Xi'an
713 establishments
734 disestablishments
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