China Pictorial Publishing House
Also known as: 中国画报
- Founded
- 1985
- Country / Region
- China
- Notable books
- Critique of Pure ReasonTeahouse · Dragon Beard DitchMeditations
About the publisher
Grounded in a tradition of illustrated publishing, China Pictorial Publishing House covers photography and fine-art albums, children's books, lifestyle and health, cookbooks, and literary and social-science titles. Its catalogue shows a sustained focus on Western philosophy and foreign literature, including Kang De's Critique of Pure Reason, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, Taine's Philosophy of Art, Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, and Woolf's A Room of One's Own, alongside Chinese classics such as Lao She's Teahouse and Dragon Beard Ditch and Zhang Dai's Dream Searches by the West Lake, reflecting an editorial approach that balances translated works with native resources. Its authors range from Kant, Lao She, and Marcus Aurelius to John Steinbeck, Taine, and Fu Lei. Public information is limited, so a full account of each series is not possible; the available titles suggest a preference for thought-provoking, literary, and readable works, giving the press a character centred on classic translations and the humanities.
The Spark Never Dies: Selected Essays by Lu Xun (Illustrated Edition)
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
This book selects Lu Xun's most representative essays, moving from "critiquing feudal ethics" to "mirroring the national character," from "awakening t…
A Madman's Diary (Illustrated Edition)
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
This book opens with Lu Xun's classic short story "A Madman's Diary" and gathers many famous works, including "Medicine," "A Small Incident," "Storm,"…
The History of Chinese Sculpture Through Liang Sicheng's Eyes
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
This book is based on the lecture notes Liang Sicheng used when teaching at Northeastern University in 1930. When the notes were completed, the author…
A History of Chinese Art (Illustrated Edition)
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
A classic work by Li Puyuan and others, written over many years, A History of Chinese Art systematically traces the development of the three major pla…
A History of Chinese Epigraphy
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
A classic work by Zhu Jianxin, a leading epigrapher and antiquarian and a direct descendant of Zhu Xi and a disciple of Zhang Taiyan, The History of C…
The Awakening of North America: The American War of Independence (Complete in 3 Volumes)
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Winner of the 1930 Pulitzer Prize in History, this book draws on a wealth of primary sources to offer a compelling account not only of the war for Ame…
Firefly Series 073: An Illustrated Brief History of Western Art
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Art has recorded the breath of every era since its birth, and its creators have tirelessly pursued new forms of expression and style. Artists draw ins…
Immensely Learned: Cultural Knowledge from Childhood Exams to Adulthood (4-Volume Set)
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
A four-volume set of culturally common knowledge for exams, from middle school to civil service.
Firefly Series 072: An Illustrated Brief History of Medieval Medicine
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Would you dare visit a medieval doctor's private practice? Dare seek out his distant relative at the street corner—the barber-surgeon, razor and banda…
An Illustrated Account of International Friends in the War of Resistance Against Japan
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Through accounts of overseas international friends aiding China during the War of Resistance, and with rich photographic materials and text, *Internat…
Firefly Series 071: The Roaring 1920s
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
In the 1920s, rapid technological advances gave rise to new forms of entertainment and freed people from much of the burden of daily labor; at the sam…
The Durex PR Lady
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Who says men can't understand women's products—sanitary pads, for instance? He and she meet in a PUB, but a failed one-night stand leaves them at odds…
Only One Can Live
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Only One Can Live: A moderator of the "Lotus Root Ghost Stories" forum on Tianya Community, and China's best-selling author of suspense fiction. A fac…
Crossing Swords: Seven Weapons of Illogical Communication
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Most communication methods assume that both parties follow basic logic. The problem is that many real-life communication scenarios are neither logical…
Walking Out of Anxiety: For Anxious Modern People
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
When involution, loneliness, and uncertainty have become the chronic ailments of our time, Karen Horney's The Neurotic Personality of Our Time is the …
Ghost Face Strange Tales
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Ghost-Faced Strange Tales is a collection of over one hundred very short, eerie stories. Each is distinctive: formally, it tells a story in as few wor…
Hangzhou Specialties (Chinese-English Bilingual)
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
Structured around the twelve months of the year, the book is divided into twelve chapters and is planned to include 99 hand-drawn illustrations and 99…
Handan Specialties (Chinese-English)
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
This bilingual Chinese-English volume, Handan Treasures, is one installment in the "Beautiful China" series curated by the China International Publish…
Firefly Series 070: Decoding the Alien Files
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2026
From mysterious glowing objects to flying saucers, people have seen unidentified flying objects in the sky for centuries. Once regarded as religious o…
Memoirs of the Gallic Wars
China Pictorial Publishing House · 2025
The Gallic War is a memoir written by Caesar after his conquest of Gaul. Through a distinctive perspective and masterful narrative technique, it recou…
Frequent authors
Cai Dongfan (16)文斐 (14)安迪斯晨风 (3)张立辉 (3)Hong Yingming (3)膳书堂 (3)Yuan Junsheng (3)马芳 (3)Pluto (2)吕郦 (2)小葛老师 (2)庄秦 (2)