Zhonghua Book Company

　　   Zhonghua Book Company is an authoritative publishing institution in China dedicated to collating, editing, and publishing ancient texts, and is also one of the country’s oldest publishing houses. It was founded in 1912 by Mr. Lu Feikui, who upheld the mission of “enlightening the public.” The company initially focused on editing and publishing textbooks and cultural reading materials, rapidly growing into a large-scale, comprehensive publishing enterprise. In 1958, Zhonghua Book Company shifted its focus to specializing in the collation and publication of ancient Chinese and modern literary, historical, philosophical, and linguistic texts, as well as related academic works and popular reading materials. In 1997, it moved to an independent office building in Fengtai District.

　　   For nearly a century, Zhonghua Book Company has taken it upon itself to promote China’s outstanding traditional culture. It has published a vast number of high-quality books centered on traditional culture and has collated and released numerous classic works. With a cumulative total of over 20,000 titles published, the company enjoys a strong reputation both in China and abroad. Notably, after twenty years of effort and the involvement of dozens of national experts and scholars, the company organized the collation and annotation of the “Twenty-Four Histories” and the Draft History of Qing, which are widely recognized as the greatest achievement in ancient text collation and publishing in New China. Other major publications include the Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government), the Historical Notes Series Through the Ages, the Newly Compiled Complete Works of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and the Basic Collection of Classical Chinese Literature. These works have formed a rich pool of publishing resources and have earned high acclaim both domestically and internationally. (Source: Publicity Department of Fengtai District Committee)