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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)

In Search of the Supernatural · Sequel to In Search of the Supernatural cover
Rating 4.3
In Search of the Supernatural · Sequel to In Search of the Supernatural 陶潜 / Gan Bao Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 Sou Shen Ji (In Search of the Supernatural), by Gan Bao of the Jin dynasty, collated and punctuated by Cao Guangfu. This book is the most representati…
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Rating 4.3
Renwuzhi: Translation and Annotation 刘邵 / 伏俊琏 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 Renwu Zhi is the earliest work in China to systematically study human ability, personality, and political performance. Its author, Liu Shao, lived dur…
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Rating 4.2
Lü Simian's Lessons in Chinese History (Complete 2-Volume Set) Lü Simian / 程念祺 / 李波 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 Lu Simian's Course on Chinese History is in six volumes. The first four take the activities of historical figures as their main thread, explaining the…
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Rating 4.2
Compendium of Ci Poetry Zhu Yizun / 汪森 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 This volume collects over 2,200 ci poems by more than 600 authors from the Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin, and Yuan periods, preserving works by some…
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Rating 4.2
A Floating Life in Painting: The Hidden Memories of Chinese Painting (Recommended Book for the 18th Wenjin Book Award) 金哲为 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 A fresh take on Chinese painting, this book reconstructs the historical circumstances and personal fates behind the artworks, telling in story form th…
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Rating 4.2
Dictionary of the Book of Changes (Revised Edition) Zhang Shanwen Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 The Zhouyi Dictionary contains over 4,000 entries in seven categories: basic knowledge of Yi studies, schools and interpretive rules, key phrases from…
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Rating 4.2
Biography of Ji Kang 王晓毅 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 1,800 years ago, a Chinese man of letters showed us, in real life, how one should live—and how one should die—in an extraordinary age. Writing with de…
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Rating 4.1
The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons: Translation and Annotation 周锋 / Wang Yunxi Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is the first monumental work in the history of Chinese literary criticism, offering systematic discussion…
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Rating 4.1
Records of Gleanings (and Three Other Works) 王嘉 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 This volume collects four works: Shiyi Ji, Yiyuan, Youming Lu and Xu Qixie Ji. Shiyi Ji was compiled by Wang Jia of the Former Qin, recorded by Xiao Q…
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Rating 4.0
Chinese Characters Tell China: The World of Life in Chinese Characters 陈文波 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 An illustrated popular introduction to ancient Chinese characters, this book is divided into ten chapters. Through detailed explanations of more than …
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Rating 4.0
Mutianzi Zhuan: Translation and Annotation; Yandanzi: Translation and Annotation 王天海 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 In this edition, Mu Tianzi Zhuan is collated, translated, and annotated on the basis of the 1990 Shanghai Classics Publishing House facsimile of the M…
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Rating 3.9
Lü Simian's Lessons in Chinese Language Lü Simian / 程怡 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 Lü Simian's Chinese Language Lessons is written in plain classical Chinese, with short, refined texts covering ethics, history and geography, science …
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Rating 3.9
The Hundred Beasts Dance in Unison: A Comprehensive Study of Animal-Pattern Decoration in Northern China during the Shang and Zhou Periods 邵会秋 / 侯知军 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 Through a classificatory study of various animal-motif decorations, this book traces their development and evolution in the northern region and reveal…
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Rating 3.9
Close Reading of the Book of Songs 严明 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 Few of the poems in the Book of Songs can be dated with certainty. The Hymns and Court Odes were produced relatively early, mostly in the Western Zhou…
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Rating 3.8
Notes from the Study 程章灿 / 史梅 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 This book collects 40 essays by Nanjing University scholars on their own studies, rich in flavor and sincere in feeling. The contributors come from mo…
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Rating 3.8
Lü Simian's Lessons in Self-Cultivation Lü Simian / Chen Weiping Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2022 Lü Simian's Lessons in Self-Cultivation is a moral-education textbook compiled by Lü Simian for students. Comprehensive in content, it touches on ever…
Chronologically Arranged and Annotated Ci Poetry of Jiaxuan (Simplified Chinese Edition) cover
Rating 4.9
Chronologically Arranged and Annotated Ci Poetry of Jiaxuan (Simplified Chinese Edition) Xin Qiji / Deng Guangming Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2021 Since its first publication in 1957, this book has gone through repeated editions and won fame at home and abroad. Mr. Deng Guangming made extensive r…
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Rating 4.8
General History of China Lü Simian Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2021 One of Lü Simian's two general histories. The book is divided into two parts: the first volume narrates thematically the development of social economy…
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Rating 4.8
Lü Simian's Notes on Reading History (Three Volumes) Lü Simian Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2021 This is a major collection of Mr. Lü Simian's historical writings, compiled by later editors from his notes and treatises. Broad in scope and rigorous…
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Rating 4.8
Selected Works of Su Shi Wang Shuizhao Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2021 Su Shi was an outstanding master writer of the Northern Song dynasty, richly learned and widely talented. This volume selects representative works in …

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)