The History Of Toys

Products for people, especially children, to play and play games. There are dolls made of clay, wood, animal bones and ivory in ancient Egyptian cultural relics dating back more than 5,000 years. Small drinking utensils and living utensils are found in children's tombs. Drag toys with round wheels have been found in Persian cultural relics dating back about 3000 years. In ancient Greece, there were toys with vocal spinning tops and animal figures that started with a cord. Tooth sculptures with movable limbs have been unearthed from ancient Roman mausoleums. Nuremberg, Germany, became the center of European toy production in the 18th century. The doll uses a mold-printing process, with mechanical parts inside the body, which can perform actions such as crying and walking. Music toys and clockwork toys are also produced. The new achievements of science and technology in the 19th century were applied to toy design and production, which promoted the development of toy production, and optical toys such as moving pictures, diorama, and slides appeared. In 1878, American scientist T.A. Edison used a phonograph to make a talking and singing doll. In the 1890s, the United States successively produced electric fans and electric trains. Chinese toys also have a long history. Small pottery pigs were discovered at the Dawenkou site in Ningyang, Shandong, about 5500 years ago. Ceramic toys and bells are also found in the cultural relics of the Qi family about 3800 years ago. Kite and ball games also have a history of more than 2000 years. Diabolo, windmills, rolling rings, jigsaw puzzles, and nine-links have become traditional Chinese folk toys. After the 20th century, toy manufacturing has become an important industry. In the 1930s, German toy production and export ranked first in the world. In the 1940s, toy production in the United States developed rapidly, and production, consumption and imports ranked first in the world. The Japanese toy industry rose in the 1950s, and its export volume caught up with Germany. China's toy industry was formed in the late 1950s, with Beijing and Shanghai as the main production areas. There are more than 7000 varieties of toys. Hong Kong's toy industry emerged in the 1960s, and Taiwan's toy industry has developed greatly since the 1980s.

With the continuous improvement and regulation of the domestic market, coupled with the state’s policy inclination and strong support for “creative industries” such as toys, animation, and games, the domestic toy industry will enter an unprecedented golden period, and the development speed will accelerate. Benefits are improved.

At the end of 2011, my country's toy manufacturing industry reached 1,172, with total industry assets of 66.426 billion yuan, an increase of 18.29% year-on-year. Relevant data show that in 2011, my country’s toy manufacturing industry enterprises above designated size achieved revenue from main operations of 145.277 billion yuan, an increase of 18.23% year-on-year; their total profits reached 6.648 billion yuan, an increase of 39.93% year-on-year.