About the publisher
Founded in 1951, Shanxi People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its books on history, culture and fine arts, with a list covering politics, economics, history, culture, ancient texts, art, and textbooks and teaching materials. Judging from the 108 titles in the database, history and biography form an important part of its output: Huang Yongnian's A History of Chinese Politics from the Sixth to the Ninth Century, Zhu Dongrun's Biography of Zhang Juzheng and Agricultural Geography of the Song Dynasty reflect a solid grounding in historical scholarship and ancient texts. In biography and social science it has published works such as Pursuit: Comfort Woman Park Young-hee and Her Sisters. In the areas of inspirational growth and foreign literature, Chinese translations of Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, and Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, enrich its popular reading list. Its authors include Huang Yongnian, Zhu Dongrun, Dale Carnegie, Hemingway and Su Zhiliang, giving the house an overall profile centred on history, culture and the humanities and social sciences, while also embracing popular inspirational and classic literary titles.
Published (183)
Rating 4.5★ The Pursuit: Comfort Woman Park Young-hee and Her Sisters 陈丽菲 / 苏智良 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 The "comfort women" system was a system of sexual slavery enforced by the Japanese military during its war of aggression against China. Professors Che… Rating 4.2★ Reform in Crisis: Radicalism and Conservatism in Late Qing Politics 萧功秦 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 In this representative work, the renowned scholar Xiao Gongqin examines China in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, exploring how a se… Rating 4.1★ The Yuan Shikai Trilogy 侯宜杰 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book is the "Yuan Shikai Biography Trilogy" by Hou Yijie, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a scholar of modern Chinese … Rating 4.0★ Adrift in the Sea of Officialdom: Yuan Shikai 1895–1911 侯宜杰 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This is the second volume of Hou Yijie's "Yuan Shikai Biography Trilogy," covering Yuan Shikai's middle years. Its main contents include Yuan Shikai's… Rating 4.0★ President and Emperor: Yuan Shikai 1912–1916 侯宜杰 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This is the final volume of the "Yuan Shikai Biography Trilogy" by Hou Yijie, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a scholar of … Rating 4.0★ Flaunting Power in a Vassal State: Yuan Shikai 1859–1894 侯宜杰 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book focuses on Yuan Shikai's early career in the tributary state. In his youth, Yuan abandoned scholarly pursuits for the military and thrived i… Rating 4.0★ Tingzhang Xiao Wu: A Lowly Clerk's Rise Through Officialdom 史杰鹏 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 A neo-historical novel set against the political backdrop of the final years of Emperor Wu of Han, it tells the story of a low-ranking official well v… Rating 3.5★ Comic Chemistry 6: Fun Chemistry Experiments Feng Chen / 小虾米 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book covers the fascinating world of chemistry, the amazing elephant toothpaste, the terrifying Pharaoh's serpent, beautiful artificial snow, mak… Rating 3.5★ The Underground Dynasty: Ancient Cat Talks About Chinese Tombs 古猫丨陪你去看博物馆 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This is a hardcore yet entertaining introduction to Chinese tomb archaeology, systematically tracing 35,000 years of Chinese burial culture. Beds unde… Rating 3.4★ Comic Biology 1: Animals (Part 1) 苏娜 / Xiao Pachong Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book covers animal self-introductions, invertebrates take the stage, simple protozoans, industrious sponges, sensitive cnidarians, peculiar flatw… Rating 3.4★ Comic Chemistry 4: Acid and Base Solutions Feng Chen / 小虾米 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book covers the infinitely charming world of acids, much-praised sulfuric acid, the versatile all-purpose hydrochloric acid, the highly capable n… Rating 3.4★ Comic Biology 3: Plants (Part 1) 苏娜 / Xiao Pachong Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book covers the peculiar structures of plants, plants' surprising special skills, the most primitive algae, the ancient Chlorophyta, the populous… Rating 3.4★ Comic Biology 2: Animals (Part 2) 苏娜 / Xiao Pachong Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book covers vertebrates introducing themselves, graceful-swimming fish, soft cartilaginous fish, bad-tempered bony fish, restless amphibians, cut… Rating 3.3★ Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Feng Chen / 小虾米 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book covers the mysterious redox reactions, common redox reactions, a close look at rust in daily life, a match-up of rust removal methods, hardc… Rating 3.3★ Comic Programming 3: Create Little Animations (Part 1) 骆福霞 / Xiao Pachong Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book includes Little Tadpole's Growth Story 1, Little Tadpole's Growth Story 2, The Beautiful Garden Is Lively 1, The Beautiful Garden Is Lively … Rating 3.3★ Molecules and Atoms Feng Chen / 小虾米 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book covers small and nimble molecules, varied molecular structures, super-high-molecular-weight polymers, molecular motion in many forms, reveal… Rating 3.3★ Comic Programming 5: Become a Study Whiz (Part 1) 骆福霞 / Xiao Pachong Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book includes "Two Tigers" Running Fast 1, "Two Tigers" Running Fast 2, Playing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on Guitar 1, Playing "Twinkle Twink… Rating 3.3★ Air and Matter Feng Chen / 小虾米 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book covers the air we cannot live without, the hide-and-seek partner nitrogen, the famous oxygen, the lazy noble gases, helium, the second most … Rating 3.3★ Phantom Divine Constable 1: The Realm of Killing 王珂 Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 [Ancient-style mystery + bizarre cases + dynastic intrigue] The original novel behind the hit drama starring Luo Yunxi and Fang Yilun! More intrigue-l… Rating 3.3★ Comic Programming 6: Become a Study Whiz (Part 2) 骆福霞 / Xiao Pachong Shanxi People's Publishing House · 2026 This book includes Reciting Moon Poems 1, Reciting Moon Poems 2, The Tortoise and the Hare: Perseverance 1, The Tortoise and the Hare: Perseverance 2,…Frequent authors
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