Zhonghua Book Company
Also known as: 中华书局(北京), 中华书局(北京), 中华书局(香港), 中华书局等, 中華書局, 中华书局有限公司
- Founded
- 1912
- Country / Region
- China
- Notable books
- Dream of the Red Chamber (2 Volumes)Records of the Three KingdomsAncient Chinese: Revised and Re-typeset Edition (Complete in 4 Volumes)
About the publisher
Zhonghua Book Company is a publisher known for collating ancient texts and academic publishing, with its output centered on Eastern philosophy, culture, classic works, art, and historical reading. Its library contains 532 titles, including Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms, Guo Qingfan's Collected Commentaries on Zhuangzi, the four-volume Chinese Literature: Four Great Classical Novels, and the two-volume Table of Seal and Clerical Script Forms from Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin. These titles span historical classics, commentaries on the philosophers, classical novels, and philological reference works. Representative authors include Chen Shou, Guo Qingfan, Wu Cheng'en, Shi Nai'an, Cao Xueqin, Luo Guanzhong, Xu Wenwu, and the Hanyu Dazidian character-form group, reflecting a focus on primary sources and scholarly editors. Its publishing character lies in combining authoritative editions and annotated texts with both accessible classics and specialized research. Public information on its fuller catalog is limited; this note describes only the directions evident in the library's holdings.
Frequent authors
Chen Guying (30)Editorial Department, Zhonghua Book Company (25)姚春鹏 (25)Lü Simian (20)Fan Shuzhi (20)Wang Li (19)Chen Xi (16)檀作文 (15)Deng Yunxiang (15)Anonymous (14)北京师范大学文学院 (14)Zeng Guofan (14)