Shanghai Classics Publishing House

Also known as: 上海古籍出版社等, 上海古籍

Founded
1956
Country / Region
China
Notable books
A Brief Discussion of the Origins of Sui and Tang InstitutionsCollected Ci Poems of Xin QijiThe Peony Pavilion

685 books 623 authors

About the publisher

Shanghai Classics Publishing House is a professional publisher centered on the collation of ancient texts and academic research works. Its publishing areas cover historical readings, classical poetry, folk literature, literary appreciation, canonical works, and Eastern philosophy. Its books include Chen Yinke's A Brief Discussion of the Origins of the Sui and Tang Institutions, Xin Qiji's Chronological Annotated Edition of Jiaxuan's Ci (Simplified Edition), Tang Xianzu's The Peony Pavilion, Liu Xie's The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons, as well as New Annotations to Three Hundred Tang Poems (Collector's Edition), Annotated Edition of Han Changli's Collected Works (Simplified Edition, 3 volumes), and Youyang Zazu. Its authors include Chen Yinke, Xin Qiji, Tang Xianzu, Liu Xie, Deng Guangming, Hengtang Tuishi, Han Yu, and Ma Qichang. In terms of publishing characteristics, the house emphasizes collation, annotation, and compilation of ancient texts alongside academic research works, and continues to issue simplified and collector's editions that balance scholarship and accessibility. Public information about the publisher's fuller publishing profile is limited.

Published (685)

A Brief Discussion of the Origins of Sui and Tang Institutions cover
Rating 5.0
A Brief Discussion of the Origins of Sui and Tang Institutions Chen Yinke Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Li Tang ruled for three hundred years, while Yang Sui held the realm for only a very short span; yet the statutes and institutions of the two dynastie…
The Peony Pavilion cover
Rating 4.9
The Peony Pavilion Tang Xianzu Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Bearing the full title The Return of the Soul, The Peony Pavilion is the crowning work of the Ming-dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu, composed during the…
The Palace of Eternal Life cover
Rating 4.5
The Palace of Eternal Life Hong Sheng Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Longsheng dian (The Palace of Eternal Life) is a classic Kunqu chuanqi play by Hong Sheng, the renowned early Qing literatus and dramatist, who refine…
General History of China cover
Rating 4.5
General History of China Lü Simian Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 This book is divided into two parts. The first, a political history, follows the chronological sequence of events, tracing the rise and fall of dynast…
A Biography of Lu You: Lu You Studies cover
Rating 4.5
A Biography of Lu You: Lu You Studies Zhu Dongrun Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 As a pioneer of modern Chinese biography, Zhu Dongrun devoted himself with great enthusiasm to the writing of biographical works, establishing a parad…
Cases in Qing Literary History cover
Rating 4.5
Cases in Qing Literary History 严迪昌 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Around 1998, Mr. Yan Dichang was invited to write *Cases in Qing Literary History*, planned as 100 chapters of 5,000 characters each. By his death in …
As the Ointment Burns Away and the Snow Melts, Longing Revives: Knowledge, Emotion, and the "Yuan-Bai Moment" in the History of Chinese Medicine cover
Rating 4.4
As the Ointment Burns Away and the Snow Melts, Longing Revives: Knowledge, Emotion, and the "Yuan-Bai Moment" in the History of Chinese Medicine 陈昊 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Drawing on an investigation of the poetic exchanges on illness and pain among Yuan Zhen, Bai Juyi, and their other friends, this book discusses how Ta…
Jade Dew from the Crane Forest cover
Rating 4.3
Jade Dew from the Crane Forest 罗大经 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 A miscellany of notes from the Southern Song dynasty. Its contents center on discussion of current affairs, appraisal of poetry and prose, textual res…
Rustic Words from East of Qi cover
Rating 4.3
Rustic Words from East of Qi Zhou Mi Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 This is a Song dynasty笔记, its title meaning not forgetting one's ancestral home in Qi. Its content is broad, drawn largely from the author's family's …
The Extraordinary Chinese Characters cover
Rating 4.0
The Extraordinary Chinese Characters 黄德宽 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Why are Chinese characters so remarkable? Why are they the lifeblood of Chinese civilization? As the only self-originating classical writing system st…
Yuan Liaofan's Essential Methods of Sitting Meditation and Three Essentials of Health Preservation cover
Rating 3.8
Yuan Liaofan's Essential Methods of Sitting Meditation and Three Essentials of Health Preservation 袁黄 / 严蔚冰 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Learning seated meditation should be a transmission of personal inner cultivation, and also a transmission of practical health-preserving culture. Med…
Observing Animals and Plants: Natural History Painting in the Qing Palace during the Kangxi and Qianlong Eras cover
Rating 3.8
Observing Animals and Plants: Natural History Painting in the Qing Palace during the Kangxi and Qianlong Eras 王钊 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Ancient Chinese natural history painting was chiefly embodied in the well-developed bird-and-flower painting tradition, and each historical period pro…
Porcelain Talks in the Human World: A Cultural Interpretation of Ancient Chinese Ceramics cover
Rating 3.8
Porcelain Talks in the Human World: A Cultural Interpretation of Ancient Chinese Ceramics 彭善国 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 In the material civilization of ancient China, porcelain is a unique cultural symbol. It embodies the aesthetic tastes of successive dynasties, serves…
Marriage Culture in Dunhuang cover
Rating 3.8
Marriage Culture in Dunhuang 谭蝉雪 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 The first major work to unveil Tang-Song wedding customs through Dunhuang murals and manuscripts, restoring the real marriage scenes of the era. Drawi…
Archaeology Is Not Treasure Hunting (Revised and Enlarged Edition) cover
Rating 3.8
Archaeology Is Not Treasure Hunting (Revised and Enlarged Edition) 高蒙河 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 What exactly is archaeology? Is it searching high and low solely for cultural relics and treasures? Or is it依附于 history, hoping to part the fog and se…
Defense of the Multiple Gates: The Transformation of Guangdong's Coastal Defense System in the Ming Dynasty (Revised and Expanded Edition) cover
Rating 3.8
Defense of the Multiple Gates: The Transformation of Guangdong's Coastal Defense System in the Ming Dynasty (Revised and Expanded Edition) 陈贤波 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 "Guarding the Passes, Repelling the Sea Perils." The Ming dynasty coastal defense system underwent a profound transformation, from guard garrisons to …
The Myriad Phenomena of the Great Qing: The Emotional World and Social Life in Qing Dynasty Diaries cover
Rating 3.6
The Myriad Phenomena of the Great Qing: The Emotional World and Social Life in Qing Dynasty Diaries 尧育飞 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Using Qing dynasty diaries as its entry point, this book explores the emotional world and everyday life of Qing society through ten short thematic cha…
The Eye of Dongpo: Su Shi's Artistic Spirit and World of Painting cover
Rating 3.5
The Eye of Dongpo: Su Shi's Artistic Spirit and World of Painting 金哲为 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2026 Behind every painting often lies the story of a group of people. Su Shi left written works on many ancient paintings over the course of his life. Taki…
New Annotations to Three Hundred Tang Poems (Collector's Edition) (Complete Two Volumes) cover
Rating 4.8
New Annotations to Three Hundred Tang Poems (Collector's Edition) (Complete Two Volumes) Sun Zhu Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2025 Compiled in the Qing dynasty, Three Hundred Tang Poems is the most widely influential anthology of Tang poetry in China. Mr. Jin Xingyao's new annotat…
Collated and Annotated Collected Works of Han Changli (Simplified Chinese Edition) (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.8
Collated and Annotated Collected Works of Han Changli (Simplified Chinese Edition) (3 Volumes) Han Yu / 马其昶 / 马茂元 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2025 This edition is based on the Wanli-era Dongya Tang edition of The Collected Works of Mr. Changli, omitting the poetry and retaining the prose, and is …

Frequent authors

Lü Simian (35)汪受宽 (18)赵昌平 (18)李国章 (17)Xiong Shili (13)Liang Qichao (11)Chen Yinke (11)Zhou Mi (8)Fang Beichen (8)Xin Qiji (8)Li Yu (7)丁如明 (6)