Kaiyuan Za Bao

Kaiyuan Za Bao, or Kaiyuan Chao Bao, Bulletin of the Court,^[1] 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,^[2] and also as the world's first magazine.^[3] 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.^[4] It was hand printed on silk, and appeared between 713 and 734.^[5]

Kaiyuan Za Bao
Traditional Chinese	開元雜報
Simplified Chinese	开元杂报
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kāiyuán Zá Bào

See also

• Journalism portal

• Tipao
• Peking Gazette
• List of the earliest newspapers