The 19th-century printing press that helped spread news across China still runs today
Published on Nov 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM (UTC+4)
by Daisy Edwards
Last updated on Nov 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
Back in the 19th century, a hand-cranked printing press was the height of technology, and there’s still a traditional one running to this day in China.
If you have a yearning for the past, then you would be so pleased to see the video of this traditional printing press that is still being operated.
When the press is hand-cranked, you can see the printing plates printing the news onto big sheets of paper, creating a traditional newspaper.
Check out the machine in the video above that used to be the height of technology, and the thing that spread news across China, long before social media existed.
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Daisy Edwards is a Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Daisy has more than five years’ experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a History and Journalism degree from Goldsmiths, University of London and a dissertation in vintage electric vehicles. Daisy specializes in writing about cars, EVs, tech and luxury lifestyle. When she's not writing, she's at a country music concert or working on one of her many unfinished craft projects.
