China Bookstore Press

China Bookstore Press is a professional publisher of ancient books based in Liulichang, Beijing, known for woodblock printing and the photocopy reproduction of classical works; it also publishes studies in literature, history and philosophy as well as popular books on traditional culture. The roughly 33 titles in the database indicate directions that include world classics, foreign literature, canonical works, culture and history. Representative books include Zhu Shenghao's translation of The Complete Tragedies and Comedies of Shakespeare (five volumes) and its individual volumes Tragedy I and Tragedy II, volumes from Cai Dongfan's Popular Romance of the Dynasties covering the Ming, Song and Qing, Shen Fu's Six Records of a Floating Life, and The Complete Works of Wang Yangming. Authors represented include Shakespeare, Cai Dongfan, Shen Fu, Mao Xiang, Yu Shimei, Jiang Tan and Chen Peizhi. As public information is limited, a full account of its publishing scale and catalogue structure is not possible; the above briefly describes the directions reflected by the books in the database.