Basic Meaning of Name Card Printing

The social economy is still underdeveloped, most people are fixed on the land, and the slaves have no right to education; a small number of hereditary slave owners form a small ruling group. Because the ruling circle has not changed for a long time, coupled with literacy is not common , There is no condition for the formation of Name Card Printing.

Name Card Printing appeared initially in feudal society. China began to form a centralized state during the Warring States era. The economy has also grown through the use of advanced manufacturing tools like ironware which has contributed to cultural change. Confucianism portrayed by Confucius and other schools has created a scene with hundreds of schools in contention.

All countries are committed to expanding territory, supporting and spreading the country's culture, and a large number of new nobles have emerged in the war. Especially after the reunification of Qin Shihuang, China began a great reform: unifying the national script.

The Name Card Printing is called "Ye" when it is seen in the historical books of the Western Han Dynasty. "Shi Ming · Shi Shu Qi" contains: "Ye, Yeyao. The name of the book is from the office to the Yizhe." In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ye was also called the thorn. The famous assassination begs to see people. Found in the excavated Han tomb, this Ye or the famous thorn, tied to the wood, is 22.5 cm long and 7 cm wide. There is the name of the famous assassin, and the place of birth, which is similar to today's Name Card Printing.

Mu Jian's name was changed to popular paper during the Tang Dynasty. Changan Xinke Jinshi, in the Tang Dynasty, traded paper for trade with red paper. It was called a door and a door during the late Tang Dynasty, which were both a way to access the self-reported door. The famous paper still has the handwriting of the master in the Song Dynasty.

According to the Southern Song Zhang Shinan in the "Younan Jiwen", he has hidden the famous paper written by Huang Tingjian, and Qin Guan sent him the famous paper, similar to today's New Year's card. The Palace Museum in Beijing also houses the "Calligraphy Post" by the calligrapher Cai Xiang of the Northern Song Dynasty. According to Lu You's research in the "Notes of Lao Xue An", it is similar to "Name Thorn".

The name change stabbing in the Yuan Dynasty was called "Bai Tie", and was also called "Famous Tie" and "Film" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The content has also been improved,

He also wrote official positions, in addition to the self-reported name and place of origin. "Bamboo Terms" has poems as proof in the Qing Dynasty: "It's a new worship post that's thin, three inches long and two inches high," "red note two inches book name and surname, half thorny Zeng Xuhuai." As we know from the poem, the famous post of the Qing Dynasty is very thin, and it's still Meihong paper.

After textual research, the Qing Dynasty's famous post has been written differently from the Tang Dynasty. Instead, it is written in regular script, engraved with wooden stamps, and printed on Meihong paper. Later, there was a white paper name post (for details, see Xu Ke's "Clean Barnyard Banknotes and Customs").

The format of the "name post" is almost the same as that of today's Name Card Printing, and the married woman's Name Card Printing also adds the husband's family name. Its size and size also have routines: two inches wide and three inches long. For literati exchanges and visits, usually the master visits a friend and asks the servant or book boy to submit the name post to the other party ’s lord, who then presents it to the owner. 

There is a paragraph in Suzhou's long story "Description of Golden Phoenix", which writes that Suzhou citizen Qian Zhijie went to Beijing to visit the prime minister due to rain, and the prince asked him to pay 500 two silvers to be notified.

According to Wang Dingbao's "Tang Yiyan", this is in Tang The dynasty had become a habit, and the Tang Dynasty's Liu Lufeng handed him a famous thorn that was blocked by Dian Ye too. Several candidates put up posts to ask for advice in the book "The Wizard of Oz," but the host Yu Bing did not want to see them, so he told his father to say he was not at home, which indicates that famous posts at the time were very common.

The Tang and Song literati went out to worship, and also like to bring a worship box, which contains pen and ink, but can be handwritten on the spot. In the Qing dynasty, famous name cards were printed, and there were fewer handwritten name notes, unless the owner was a great calligrapher and intended to reveal one hand. Baijia is also a cultural relic. 

The Baijia in the late Qing and early Republics were very delicately made. The boxes were made of wood or lacquer ware, and the figures of landscapes were painted on them. The Baijia collected in the Palace Museum today is elegant and exquisite, and the appreciation value is quite high.

In the Ming Dynasty, the rulers followed the Tang and Song imperial examination systems and made them civilians. Reading became the only way for ordinary people to improve their lives, and the number of literate people increased accordingly. The chances of people's interaction have increased. 

When students see teachers, they must first submit their "name posts", that is, the "gate like" during the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was only at this time that the "name post" became entangled with the word "name".

In the Ming Dynasty the "name post" was rectangular, usually seven inches long and three inches wide. The name on the "name post" will be larger if you email a post to an elder or superior, the name on the "name post" should be more courteous, and the name on the "name post" should be considered rude.

The Qing Dynasty was officially called "Name Card Printing". The Qing Dynasty was the end of China's feudal society. Due to the continuous invasion of the West, exchanges with the outside world increased, and business with foreign countries also accelerated the popularity of Name Card Printing. The Name Card Printing of the Qing Dynasty began to develop toward miniaturization, especially in the officialdom. Officials used larger Name Card Printing to show humility, and official universities used smaller Name Card Printing to show status.

Sometimes, Name Card Printing of celebrities are used by others. During the Qing dynasty, Xu Shidong, a person from Yin County, Zhejiang Province, attended a banquet of local officials. He learned that someone had used his Name Card Printing to go to the government office for personal favors, but was fortunately seen.

Other squires and celebrities' Name Card Printing is probably the same. The explanation is that during the New Year these people are distributing Name Card Printing everywhere, due to the huge outflow of Name Card Printing. Later, several celebrities on the back of their Name Card Printing signed the words "not for other reasons," in order to avoid being used by clever men.