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EPISODE · Jul 28, 2023 · 2 MIN

What is the world's oldest almanac?

from The Historylogy Podcast · host Shinil Subramanian Payamal

According to tradition, the almanac was first produced in China in 2256 B.C. It was probably one of the first books to be printed by the block printing press, invented in the seventh century A.D. By the beginning of the ninth century a writer commented that “these printed calendars have flooded the empire.”They have been on sale ever since. The T’ung Shu has the longest continuous printed history of any book in the world — more than 1,200 years.Buy Links for 'Reader's Digest Strange Stories, Amazing Facts II':Amazon IndiaAmazon USAAnd don't forget to checkout Historylogy.com for latest book reviews and tidbits from the pages of history.Please feel free to our social media ID's for latest updates. Links below:https://www.facebook.com/historylogy/https://twitter.com/historylogyhttps://www.instagram.com/historylogy/Affiliate Earnings Disclaimer:This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Is it a good day to have a haircut? Is that cat good or evil? What is the best cure for earache? What does last night’s dream signify? For the millions of Chinese around the world the answer to these and other everyday problems is found in their almanac — the T’ung Shu (“Book of Myriad Things”).

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