Printing of Confucian classics in the Ming dynasty

Timeline

1. 1501–1505Nanjing · East ChinaDuring the Hongzhi era the Imperial Academy continued to print academy editions such as the Commentaries and Subcommentaries on the Thirteen Classics, while presses in Huizhou and Jianyang also reprinted Neo-Confucian works; examination candidates and scholar-officials formed a stable market for Confucian classics.
2. 1506–1510Huizhou and Jianyang · ChinaDuring the Zhengde era private presses expanded their range to Song-Ming Neo-Confucian collected works and examination books, with intensified competition in layout and collation quality; Confucian knowledge spread to Korea, Japan, and other East Asian regions through the book trade.