How did the business card of the Qing Dynasty come about?

Origin of the business card:

The history of business cards can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, when the rulers followed the imperial examination system of the Tang and Song dynasties and made it commoner, and reading became the only way for ordinary people to improve their lives, and the number of literate people increased substantially. The opportunities for people to interact have increased, and students to meet teachers, and junior officials to meet big officials must first hand over their "name post" to introduce themselves, that is, the "door shape" in the Tang and Song dynasties. The "name post" of the Ming Dynasty is rectangular, generally seven inches long and three inches wide, and the name of the person who delivers the post should be written all over the post.

If you hand a post to an elderly person or a superior, the name written on the "name post" should be large, the name on the "name post" should be large, the name on the "name post" should be considered humble, and the name on the "name post" will be regarded as arrogance.

It was only in the Qing Dynasty that it was officially called a "business card". The Qing Dynasty was the end of China's feudal society, and due to the continuous invasion of the West, exchanges with the outside world increased, and trade with foreign countries also accelerated the popularization of business cards. The business cards of the Qing Dynasty began to develop towards miniaturization, especially in the officialdom, where the officials used larger business cards to show humility, and the officials used smaller business cards to show their status.

The earliest appearance of business cards can be traced back to feudal society. Qin Shi Huang unified China, unified the national script, and divided the princes and kings. In order to get closer to the people in power in the court, the princes and kings inevitably often contacted their feelings, so they began to have "confessions".

The so-called "confession" is that the visitor writes his name and other introductory words on a piece of bamboo or wood as a document for the introduction, which is now a business card. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Chen" was renamed "Thorn", changed to "door-shaped" in the Tang and Song dynasties, and "Famous Post" in the Ming Dynasty, and officially had the title of "business card" in the Qing Dynasty.

I don't know much about ancient Chinese name stickers and the like, but modern business cards began with heraldic coats of arms in the Middle Ages in Europe to identify identity.

Business cards originated from ancient Chinese feudal society.

Business cards originated from communication, and it is the interaction of the civilized era. In primitive societies, there were no business cards, and in slave societies, despite the appearance of simple words, business cards did not appear. Business cards first appeared in feudal society.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, China's feudal society entered its heyday, which led to the great development of social economy and culture. In the Ming Dynasty, it became a "name sticker", and in the Qing Dynasty, it was called a "business card". And the main difference between early business cards and modern business cards is that they are written by hand rather than printed.

Business cards are a necessity for modern people to socialize.