Sino-Culture Press

Also known as: 华文, 华文出版社有限公司, 华文出版公司

Founded
1987
Country / Region
China
Notable books
A Brief History of Chinese FictionCamel XiangziCommon Talks on the Classics

718 books 813 authors

About the publisher

Sino-Culture Press is known for publishing in history, social sciences and traditional Chinese culture, with a further reach into literary appreciation, classic works and foreign literature. Its library of 489 titles includes such works as The Road to Dongpo: The Evolution of Su Shi's Poetic Style, The Poetry and Life of Du Fu, The History of Qin and Han, and Six Hundred Years of the Forbidden City (collector's edition), while A Preliminary Survey of Ancient Architecture in Shanxi and Fen: Hand-drawn Records of Architectural Remains reflects an interest in documenting architectural heritage. Van Loon's Collected Classics and guided-reading editions of works such as Call to Arms and Notre-Dame de Paris serve general readers and classroom use. Its authors include scholars and popular writers such as Fu Junmai, Chen Linlin, Van Loon, Wang Longlin and Guan Ranrong, and biography is another direction. As public information is limited, this note focuses on the publishing profile shown by the titles in the library.

Published (718)

The Road to Dongpo: The Evolution of Su Shi's Poetic Style cover
Rating 4.6
The Road to Dongpo: The Evolution of Su Shi's Poetic Style 傅君劢 / 陈琳琳 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book is the first poetic biography of Su Shi written in English, and it chiefly traces the genesis of "Su Dongpo the poet." Placing Su Shi's poet…
Six Hundred Years of the Forbidden City (Gift Edition) cover
Rating 4.5
Six Hundred Years of the Forbidden City (Gift Edition) Yan Chongnian Sino-Culture Press · 2026 The Forbidden City's incomparable architectural grandeur, enduring six hundred years of wind and frost, still shines brightly today. The interplay and…
A Brief Account of the Preliminary Survey of Ancient Architecture in Jin-Fen: Hand-Drawn Architectural Remains Edition cover
Rating 4.5
A Brief Account of the Preliminary Survey of Ancient Architecture in Jin-Fen: Hand-Drawn Architectural Remains Edition Lin Huiyin / Liang Sicheng / 连达 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This is a creative-cultural title built on a combined public-domain-plus-proprietary-copyright approach. The public-domain text is "A Preliminary Surv…
Du Fu's Poetry and Life cover
Rating 4.5
Du Fu's Poetry and Life 目加田诚 / 陈翰希 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book is a critical biography of Du Fu that primarily uses his poems to narrate his life. It is divided into chapters including "Youth," "Grand Tr…
History of the Qin and Han Dynasties cover
Rating 4.5
History of the Qin and Han Dynasties Fan Wenlan / Jian Bozan Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book compiles and selects content on the political history of the Qin and Han dynasties from Fan Wenlan's Concise General History of China and Ji…
The Career of Han Yu cover
Rating 4.4
The Career of Han Yu 前野直彬 / 王连旺 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This biography of Han Yu is by the renowned Japanese sinologist Naoaki Maeno. Drawing on a wealth of poems and prose, and following a chronological na…
The Death of Chongzhen (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.4
The Death of Chongzhen (3 Volumes) Yao Xueyin Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book is a selected edition of Yao Xueyin's long historical novel Li Zicheng, revised and expanded by his son Yao Haitian from his father's manusc…
All Things Turn Around, and Life Eventually Brings Sweetness cover
Rating 4.3
All Things Turn Around, and Life Eventually Brings Sweetness Shi Tiesheng Sino-Culture Press · 2026 Mountains have peaks and lakes have shores. On the long journey of life, all things come full circle. When the aftertaste feels bitter, believe that e…
The Life and Art of Wang Wei cover
Rating 4.3
The Life and Art of Wang Wei 小林太市郎 / 王君香 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book is a scholarly tour de force that reconstructs the spiritual landscape of Wang Wei along the twin dimensions of time and space. Along the te…
Tao Yuanming: The Discovery of Distance cover
Rating 4.3
Tao Yuanming: The Discovery of Distance 釜谷武志 / 蒋云斗 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book is a distinctive monograph on Tao Yuanming. The author, Takeshi Kamatani, constructs a comprehensive research framework from a unique perspe…
Peking University Cultural Industry Review (2025-2026): Integration of Culture and Technology cover
Rating 4.2
Peking University Cultural Industry Review (2025-2026): Integration of Culture and Technology 向勇 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book is a research volume on cultural industries from Peking University. Through theoretical analysis, policy interpretation, and frontier observ…
Waseda University History of Japan (12 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.2
Waseda University History of Japan (12 Volumes) 池田晃渊 / 久米邦武 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 *A History of Japan from Waseda University (Volume I): The Yayoi and Kofun Periods* covers Japanese history from prehistoric society through the reign…
Treading All the Green Mountains: Wang Zengqi's Travel Notes cover
Rating 4.2
Treading All the Green Mountains: Wang Zengqi's Travel Notes Wang Zengqi / 汪朝 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This collection brings together 62 essays by Wang Zengqi, selected by his daughter Wang Zhao and arranged along the thread of travel. It is divided in…
Selected and Annotated Su Shi Ci in Chronological Order cover
Rating 4.2
Selected and Annotated Su Shi Ci in Chronological Order 张海鸥 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 Su Shi was a rare genius and polymath—a thinker and a man of letters who excelled in many arts and wrote prolifically. His poetry, ci lyrics, and pros…
History of the Qing Dynasty cover
Rating 4.1
History of the Qing Dynasty Fan Wenlan Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book anthologizes the Qing history sections of Fan Wenlan's A Concise History of China. The author systematically traces the Qing dynasty's histo…
Translation and Annotation of the Zhangde Prefecture Gazetteer cover
Rating 4.0
Translation and Annotation of the Zhangde Prefecture Gazetteer 崔铣 / 解国旺 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book is a systematic collation, punctuation, textual criticism, annotation, and translation of the Zhangde Prefecture Gazetteer compiled by the r…
The Soul-Stealing Hall cover
Rating 3.9
The Soul-Stealing Hall 十四郎 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 [A classic xianxia work by the veteran romance author Shi Si Lang: xianxia + master-disciple + frail male lead, a divine romance of love and enchantme…
Myth and Enlightenment: A Collection of Studies on Zang Di cover
Rating 3.9
Myth and Enlightenment: A Collection of Studies on Zang Di 王东东 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book belongs to the second series of "The Hidden Light of Chinese," co-edited by Professor Zhang Taozhou, doctoral supervisor at Capital Normal U…
100 Questions on Language Testing cover
Rating 3.8
100 Questions on Language Testing 罗凯洲 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 This book is the first volume in the "Foreign Language Education 100 Questions" series. Presented in a question-and-answer format, it offers a panoram…
Family Traditions and Instructions of Prominent Clans in Jiaxing cover
Rating 3.8
Family Traditions and Instructions of Prominent Clans in Jiaxing 张天杰 / 张猛 Sino-Culture Press · 2026 In premodern times, Jiaxing was a fertile ground for talent and a home to numerous distinguished families. The prominent clans of the Jiaxing region h…

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