早在北宋年间,福建建阳麻沙就以雕版印刷建本(即麻沙版书籍)著称于世。这里曾是全国三大印刷中心之一,被誉为“图书之府”。“西江估客建阳来,不载兰花与药材,装点江山真不俗,麻沙坊里贩书回。”清初诗人查初白的诗句,对麻沙书坊的盛况有过描述。据史料记载,当时麻沙的古版书籍,不仅畅销全国,而且远销日本、朝鲜等国,对促进中外文化交流起了重要作用。 As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, Fujian Jian Yang Ma Sha on the engraving version of this (that is, Ma Sha version of the book) known to the world. It was once one of the three major printing centers in the country and was hailed as the “House of Books”. “Xijiang Jian built to Yang, do not contain orchids and herbs, decorate Jiangshan really decent, Ma Shafang shop book back.” Early Qing Dynasty poet Charles Chu Bai’s poem, Ma Sha bookstore has described the grand occasion. According to historical records, the ancient version of Ma Sha was not only popular throughout the country, but also exported to Japan, North Korea and other countries and played an important role in promoting the cultural exchange between China and foreign countries.