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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)

Translation and Annotation of Principles of Correct Diet cover
Rating 3.9
Translation and Annotation of Principles of Correct Diet 忽思慧 / 张秉伦 / 方晓阳 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2025 This book consists of three volumes. Volume One discusses various dietary taboos and collected delicacies. Volume Two covers various decoctions, dieta…
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Rating 3.9
An Introduction to Reading Classical Chinese Prose 鲍善淳 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2025 Starting from the most basic and essential knowledge, Reading Classical Chinese Prose: A Primer proceeds from the simple to the profound in an engagin…
Restoration, Neo-Confucianism, and Powerful Ministers: A Study of Mid-Southern Song Politics cover
Rating 3.8
Restoration, Neo-Confucianism, and Powerful Ministers: A Study of Mid-Southern Song Politics Li Chao Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2025 This book explores in depth the significant impact of the "restoration" agenda on Southern Song politics, arguing that the restoration路线 of Emperor Xi…
Death If Unverified: Occult Arts, Apocryphal Prophecy, and Political Culture in the Qin and Han Dynasties cover
Rating 3.2
Death If Unverified: Occult Arts, Apocryphal Prophecy, and Political Culture in the Qin and Han Dynasties 董涛 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2025 The title of this book comes from a Qin legal statute recorded in the Basic Annals of the First Emperor of Qin in the Records of the Grand Historian: …
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On National Defense 蒋百里 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2025 On National Defense is the most important military work of Jiang Baili, a famous modern Chinese military theorist. Although titled a treatise, it is n…
Collected Ci Poems of Xin Qiji cover
Rating 5.0
Collected Ci Poems of Xin Qiji Xin Qiji Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese culture has a long and profound intellectual history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness, and literary quality.…
The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons cover
Rating 4.9
The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons Liu Xie Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Written by Liu Xie, a literary theorist of the Southern Dynasties, The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is a systematic, tightly structured, a…
Notes on Learning Through Hardship cover
Rating 4.8
Notes on Learning Through Hardship Wang Yinglin Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 He who is in peril is thereby made level; he who is at ease is thereby overturned—this is the Way of Change. To dwell in anxiety and seek safety and p…
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Rating 4.8
Discourses of the States Zuo Qiuming Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, inventive, and literary. Early forms of thought have distinctive …
Exquisite Lyrics cover
Rating 4.8
Exquisite Lyrics Zhou Mi Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese culture has a long intellectual history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness, and literary quality. Its early mo…
Collected Poems of Wang Wei cover
Rating 4.8
Collected Poems of Wang Wei Wang Wei Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought has a long and profound history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness and literary quality. Its early for…
General Principles of Literature and History cover
Rating 4.8
General Principles of Literature and History Zhang Xuecheng Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, inventive and literary. Early forms of thought are highly distinc…
The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake cover
Rating 4.8
The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake Xu Hongzu (Xu Xiake) Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought has a long history and is highly original, inventive and literary. Early forms of thought have distinctive features: relig…
Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang cover
Rating 4.8
Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang Duan Chengshi Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, innovative and literary. Early forms of thought have distinctive …
Annotated Collection of Li Qingzhao (Simplified Chinese Edition) cover
Rating 4.7
Annotated Collection of Li Qingzhao (Simplified Chinese Edition) Li Qingzhao / 徐培均 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Renowned for its comprehensive coverage, well-grounded annotations, and rich materials, this book is of great convenience to readers. The current Simp…
General History of China cover
Rating 4.7
General History of China Lü Simian Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 The General History of China is Lü Simian's breakthrough historical work and the first general history of China written in the vernacular in Chinese h…
The Scholars (Complete Two Volumes) cover
Rating 4.6
The Scholars (Complete Two Volumes) Wu Jingzi / 卧闲草堂 / 李汉秋 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 The Scholars (Rulin Waishi) represents the peak of classical Chinese satirical fiction. Depicting nearly two hundred characters of every description, …
Miscellaneous Notes from Guixin cover
Rating 4.6
Miscellaneous Notes from Guixin Zhou Mi Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, inventive, and literary. Early intellectual forms are especially …
Notes from the Yuewei Cottage cover
Rating 4.6
Notes from the Yuewei Cottage Ji Yun Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, inventive, and literary. Early forms of thought have striking cha…
The Peony Pavilion (Illustrated Edition) cover
Rating 4.6
The Peony Pavilion (Illustrated Edition) Tang Xianzu / 俞为民 Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2024 *The Peony Pavilion*, also known as *The Return of the Soul*, is the masterpiece of the Ming dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu, who remarked, "Of the 'Fo…

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)