Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House
Also known as: 天津古籍出版社有限公司
- Founded
- 1983
- Country / Region
- China
- Notable books
- Dream of the Red Chamber (Two Volumes)Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Two Volumes)Journey to the West (Two Volumes)
About the publisher
Founded in 1983, Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House focuses on collating ancient texts, academic works in literature and history, and books on traditional culture, with additional titles on calligraphy and antique appreciation. Judging from its catalog, its publishing centers on classical and folk literature, represented by two-volume editions of the four great classics—Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Water Margin—reflecting an approach of making ancient works accessible. It also publishes historical novels such as Tang Haoming's Zeng Guofan and Yang Du, along with prose and essays by Chen Nianxi (Renjian Lüguan) and Yu Shicun, touching on literary appreciation and cultural themes. Its authors range from classical writers Cao Xueqin, Wu Cheng'en, Luo Guanzhong, and Shi Nai'an to contemporary figures like Tang Haoming, Chen Nianxi, and Yu Shicun, showing a parallel commitment to collating ancient texts and contemporary literary-historical writing. Public information is limited, so its series structure and specific editorial methods are not detailed here.
The Bloody Career: Li Si and the Qin Empire (2 Volumes)
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2026
In that age of heroes, in 254 BC, Li Si, a petty granary clerk in Shangcai, Chu, watched the rats fleeing in panic from the latrine and suddenly grasp…
Consort Kin and Imperial Power: The Politics of Maternal Relatives in Ancient China
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2026
Consort clans were a force impossible to ignore in ancient Chinese politics, yet they were also deeply controversial, branded with labels such as "mis…
A Brief Natural History of Civilization
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
Written for general readers by Mark Bertness, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at Brown University, this is a history of civiliz…
Zhang Zhidong (Complete 3 Volumes)
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
The concluding work of Tang Haoming's monumental historical novel trilogy "Late Qing Trilogy," it creates a vivid portrait of Zhang Zhidong—the highes…
A Hotel in This World
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
Renjian Hotel is the essay collection that follows Wei Chen by Chen Nianxi, the "miner poet." Published by Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House in J…
An Inn in This World
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
A major 2025 work by "miner-poet" and writer Chen Nianxi. Using the hotel as its vessel, the book once again presents a group of ordinary, unassuming …
Yang Du (Complete 3 Volumes)
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
The second volume of Tang Haoming's monumental historical novel trilogy "Late Qing," this exquisitely crafted work chronicles the legendary life of th…
The Book of Time
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
The Book of Time is an introductory and classic work for understanding the twenty-four solar terms and traditional Chinese culture—a "brief history of…
Cold Moon, Lone Lamp: Tang Haoming's Essays on Reading History
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
Why did Zeng Guofan not become emperor? Was Zeng Guofan a traitor and sellout? How did Zeng Guofan recognize and employ people? Why did Zeng Guofan fe…
A Study on the Evolution of Landscape Painting Methods in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties: Centered on Li Tang
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
This book is a systematic study of the ancient Chinese painter Li Tang and his landscape paintings. Through in-depth analysis of Li Tang's artistic li…
Decoding the Three Kingdoms
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
Was Ma Su's execution a wrongful death? Would a different commander have changed the outcome at Jieting? So Zhuge Liang was more patient than Sima Yi?…
The Book of Songs: Enduring Longing
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
Picture-book adaptations of ten poems from the "Airs of the States" section of the Classic of Poetry: Guan Ju, Jian Jia, You Nu Tong Che, Jing Nü, Zi …
The Workplace Life of Ming Dynasty Officials
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
In the Ming dynasty, China's imperial examination system reached its zenith, and the examinations themselves gradually developed a host of arcane rule…
Decoding the Three Kingdoms
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2025
Three Kingdoms books are everywhere, but few truly "decode" anything: Romance of the Three Kingdoms tells the story so fully that it obscures the hist…
Zeng Guofan
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2024
This set presents Tang Haoming's Zeng Guofan, an authoritative historical novel that probes the life and thought of the late Qing statesman Zeng Guofa…
Tang Haoming's Commentary on Zeng Guofan (Complete 6 Volumes)
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2024
This set consists of six volumes, including Words of Goodness: Tang Haoming's Commentary on Zeng Guofan's Quotations, Songs of Temperament: Tang Haomi…
The Way to Regulate the Family: Tang Haoming's Commentary on Zeng Guofan's Family Letters
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2024
To understand the sage Zeng Guofan is worth more than reading a thousand mediocre books. Zeng's surviving writings run to tens of millions of words, v…
The Way of Self-Cultivation: Tang Haoming's Commentary on Zeng Guofan's Diaries
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2024
Zeng Guofan's works are of unquestionable value, yet for today's readers they are very difficult to read: the volumes are vast, the contents miscellan…
The Bond of Friendship: Tang Haoming's Commentary on Zeng Guofan's Letters
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2024
To understand the sage Zeng Guofan is better than reading a thousand mediocre works. Zeng's surviving writings run to tens of millions of words, vast …
Strategies for Governance and Peace: Tang Haoming's Commentary on Zeng Guofan's Memorials
Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House · 2024
To understand the sage Zeng Guofan is better than reading a thousand mediocre works. Zeng's surviving writings run to tens of millions of words, vast …
Frequent authors
Tang Haoming (11)Song Jie (2)陈年喜 (2)Yu Shicun (1)Wu Cheng'en (1)Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1)Shi Nai'an (1)Cao Sheng (1)Cao Xueqin (1)李禹阶 (1)森雨漫 (1)秦学颀 (1)