A more attractive way to display traditional Chinese culture

Looking at these book-edge paintings, we may indeed be reminded of renowned British painter Martin Frost, who is famous for having created more than 3,000 book-edge paintings. Many of his works feature intricate, multiple, and split images on each book.

However, this particular technique shown in the video is not handmade, but printed on the edge of the book by a Beijing-based company that has developed a dedicated digital book-edge printing press to help promote traditional Chinese culture through this innovative approach.

According to Beijing Zhiyi Technology Company, they have applied this technology to books, including the "Four Great Classical Novels" of China to create a unique and desirable collection.

A company employee said that through the use of fore-edge printing, the rich tradition of Chinese culture and classical content are presented to readers in an intuitive pictorial form.

"For readers, especially the younger generations with less exposure to traditional culture, these exquisite fore-edge patterns can instantly capture their attention and stimulate their interest in reading," added employee Liu Hang, "thereby preserving the classics and inspiring future generations."

To date, digital book-edge presses are widely thought to have been the only machines capable of producing printed book edges on an industrial scale.